Chicago area attorney was shocked to see $30,000 taken from her bank account
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- čas přidán 18. 06. 2024
- It turned out a previous real estate deal that fell through came back to haunt Ebony Lucas, as someone was able to access her account to spend lavishly.
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DO NOT BANK WITH CHASE.
👍
Or City Bank, or Wells Fargo.
She gave out the account info and then didn't pay attention to the statements. It isn't the bank's fault. She knows who stole her money, she needs to sue him.
Bank of American is trash
It happens with literally every bank! SMH
I hope this guy gets a long prison sentence. I would think the FBI would get involved with bank fraud situations.
They don't interfere in activities their guilty of too
No the don't at least in small money. It would have to be BIG money , or SOMEONE IMPORTANT !!
@@l.austin2371 A: Totally stupid reply. B: *they're, you're welcome
They are too busy committing their own crimes
white collar crime, if SBF got 25 years, this guy will be lucky to serve more than two weeks behind bars.
Bank should have issued a suspicious activity alert
Instead they said not my problem…
Banks' suspicious activity alert systems have always been of questionable value and are frequently unreliable. After all there is a reason why financial advisors, even those at banks, recommend reviewing bank statements on a regular basis.
@@jormugand5578 agreed! My credit card let charges go through in another country but flagged charges in the state right next to mine as “suspicious”. So, it seems more likely that I’ve flown halfway across the globe than that I’ve driven 96 miles? 🤔
@@EllisSmiths bruv of course you went antique shopping in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, but then buying eggs from Alabama: RED FLAG!!!!!
Chase ain't gonna do that.
Continue to investigate? The evidence is clear. Arrest that man
Chase bank continues to investigate ways to get out of paying their customers back.
@@shaggydawg5419 bingo
@@shaggydawg5419 The DA knows who the thief is. Chase didn't steal her money, he did. Sue him.
Exactly!
I hope there is a follow up on this story.
I'm curious to see who this McNary houdini is.
Love how she smiles ‘cuz she knows she’s got him AND the bank!!
Ma'am, stop playing games, file a Police report and sue the ish outta him.
Shame on CHASE BANK; they should return all the money back to Ms. Lucas as the evidence clearly shows it was a fraud wire transaction. How dare they say she had to report in 30 days. Further investigation needs to be done and that fraudster should be in jail as am sure it was not the first time he did that kind of thievery. Also, of concern, as a Lawyer, she is supposed to have a separate Client Escrow account, Business account and her personal account.
Whose to say didn’t. But more appropriately she should have an accountant on staff. Those fraud charges are an easy catch.
This man was using their account for paying his car note lmaoooo😂😂😂😂😂 people are so creative these days wtf 🥴
Then says I’ll just pay you back lmfao, this guy
This is creative financing from the fraudster but the real estate attorney should have known when he didn't show up at the bank that's a red flag that he had no money!!
I don't find this funny and neither would you if this was your bank account
It's crazy that we have a system where your account can be drained if someone knows your account number...
What’s even crazier is that number is on all your checks.
thats why you have to be carefull who you give information 2 and watch your bank accounts
The banks fraud prevention should have caught those transactions. I work for a bank in fraud preventio.
@@777hc777not on bank. She admitted herself she has thousands going in and out of the account a month. And the charges were from a legitimate business. This story is a cautionary tale of doing ur own bookkeeping.
Oh no!!! He needs to be in jail!! This is ridiculous!
Give that lady her money back!
Ahhhhhhhhhh 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 why is it always chase??
Because they’re in cohost most of the time
It's not. Other banks have the same issues.
Shame on Chase.
That trickster needs to be brought to justice.
She’s so cool, calm, and collected. She is a better person than me
Lesson Learned: Have 2 business bank accounts one for payroll the other for other business and 2 personal accounts too.
LoL... I said the same thing but just more accounts. The account he would have got would have nothing in it. Why would a customer need an account number that has money 🤔 or only a few people do that type of thing😶
Or, alternatively, we could hold corporations accountable instead of just allowing them to f*ck us over in every instance while we come up with ever more and creative ways to not end up desolate and homeless despite our hard work
And never give out the account number
@@MadACeTeeMack Yeah. When I saw that, I went...uh oh!!!
It's not uncommon to give out account info for people to send you (as a business payments) you should only do this when you have a debit block in the account. So money can come in but can't go out (internal banking transfers are used to move money to the account you make payment from)
How come he’s not in jail
Exactly why we have multiple accounts. Its like a lock on your financial door to create a barrier between the business and the public.
Yea I only got 15 dollars back out of 900 and it was in the time frame so don't let nobody scam u
Attorney has a lot to learn. Account should have been deposit only. The dispute window is very short for businesses. Many consumer protections don't apply. Should be checking her accounts daily.
My big problem is she commingled her company expense account with coustomers' transaction accounts, which is a violation of state statute in the state of Hawaii (the state where I reside). Customer transaction accounts should be seperated from the attorney's law firm's business account so when the transaction is done, the customer's transaction account can be zeroed out and closed. A new account can be opened for each transaction so funds are seperated. This makes it difficult to embezzle customers' funds.
Yea tht was weird AF
Ex New Jersey Governor Corzine was barred from any investment firm by the FTC for co- mingling customers money with the company money
Yeah, shouldn't this have been wired into an escrow account?
Co-mingling funds is one of the top reasons for disbarment in almost ALL legal juridictions I know of, not just Hawaii. Every state/province/canton/district/realm I know of: even my HS debate hero was disbarred for this, even though no money disappeared. All it had to be was an oversight.
I was thinking the same thing as a CA agent. In California you can't co-mingle funds.
Playing with peoples money could get you seriously hurt or killed
Could have easily sent people to his residence with mask and pistola
Canada just had that happen: Iranian took out two of the four that ripped him off. Surprised this doesn't happen more often everywhere, especially with lawyers. Shakespeare was correct.
Moral of the story: Never send your banking information to strangers with whom you don't have an ongoing business contract. Verify their identity, keep a copy for your records, and have them sign a contract with you before business begins.
Yeah, prosecute to fullest extent this joker wow!
I don't understand how having the routing and account number allowed him to take money out by ACH. That info is on checks.. not exactly hidden.. Did Chase just allow it without proof or what.. Banks are pathetic but they should have been monitoring everything that goes in and out.
I think there is more to this story.
Routing and Account Number are all you need to pay a Credit Card or Loan. It doesn’t flag suspicious because people regularly pay bills this way.
I’ve long said that having to give that information out (on checks or otherwise) is a huge security vulnerability.
All you need to set up an ACH payment is an account number and the routing number. What are you talking about? Furthermore she just stated in the video how the person obtained the account information. It’s also an Iolta (business acct for attorneys), not a personal account so it probably wasn’t unusual. Did you not hear in the video where it said multiple transactions per week go through her account?
@@ali_1633what is unusual is that she didn't notice this activity within 30 days and was opening in small chunks, leading up to a total of $30k. She needs a better accountant or bookkeeper that will flag this stuff.
never get joint account with a stranger or boyfriend
Or girlfriend, what are you talking about.
@@andrejohnson1703You know what they're talking about. You added to the point!
Wtf is everyone on!?
@@andrejohnson1703seek help
@Steve-fx2fb but especially the girlfriend part they will drain your bank account dry.
or a business account like this one
Sounds like she needs a better accountant or bookkeeper that would notice these unusual charges within 30 days.
These bums are really getting ridiculous with the scamming… trust no one✌🏻
She's an attorney and doesn't pay attention to her bank account, or have an accountant who watches her account? I'm a private individual and I am notified of every transaction on my bank account and credit cards. And I check my accounts at least once a week to verify that everything is the way it should be. With all the electronic transactions these days, and automatic billing, you have to be careful.
'Women are the most educated huh'. Meanwhile, Mr. McFlurry getting over like a fat rat. 😂
Literally no one has an accountant watching their account, do u know what a waste that money that is?
In fairness, it was her company account rather than her personal account…so your example is not comparable.
@@ItmakesNoSense... Ya'll incels will find any way to be misogynistic. If there is a woman in the video at all, you'll find a way to be misogynistic toward her. It doesn't matter if a man kills his whole town, you will find a way that is women's fault. Even if there are zero women even mentioned in a video, you'll come up with some misogynist reason why there are no women mentioned in the video. Ya'll incels insecure as heck and chronically online.
@@ItmakesNoSense... Wow.... he went from McNarry to McFlurry?
Attorney, give us his full name, we will help you get justice.
Please people HIRE a Realtor for ALL your real estate transactions.
NEVER WIRE MONEY TO SOMEONE YOU NEVER MET IN PERSON ALONG WITH THEIR I.D. for any purchase exchanging money for title to property.
Lastly, Your Realtor will advise you to obtain your OWN closing attorney or put you in touch with a reputable Title company for the purchase of your HOME. You will receive a warranty deed & should always purchase a closing protection letter. This story is sad & 💯% preventable!
- TN Realtor
Free car. Just add someone else’s money
Oh and him telling his GF "let me pay your Home Depot bills for you, honey" 😂😂 This guy is an entire circus of clowns
Since she reported it within the time frame they require, Chase should refund this lady all of her money stolen. They have no excuse for not doing that.
She only reported some of the thefts within the 30-day time frame. The thefts had been going on for at least 5 months if not longer (the car payment transaction shown at 1:09 start in January 2024 and end in May 2024). Only some of the transactions denied by Chase were within the required time frame. Those they should reimburse her but we don't have all the details.
To make matters worse not only did she improperly co-mingle her company's funds with her clients' but she failed to review her monthly bank statements. Keeping separate accounts would have limited the losses (to any client funds held in the account when one of the transactions occurred) and thus likely generated an insufficient funds alert while reviewing her bank statements should have alerted her to thefts much sooner and alerted the bank much sooner thus once again limited the losses. Instead the thefts went on for at least 5 months if not longer.
Sorry she went through that.
Banks are making it difficult recover money.
You charge me I charge you!
robbing peter to pay paul😂
I’ve heard several stories about chase bank not protecting their customers 🙄
95% of the time every time I hear something fraudulent about a bank it’s always Chase I’ve never seen a bank that never flags anything and always fighting their customers when it comes to giving them their money back that is a bank I probably will never be banking with a bank with them years ago never again
Terrible doing business with chase bank
Why is it ALWAYS Chase Bank?
Must be nice….to have so much money that it takes more than 30 days to notice fraud transactions 🤔 3:29
Well, if she worked for it, what's the problem.?
Only around $30,000 went missing before she was unable to meet her payroll.
That's a nice change for her hard work n year's of going to school i hope all my sister's young and old making bank regardless of what they do
Took me 3 months before I noticed mines was missing honestly don't wish that on anyone regardless of how much they make
When the attorney needs an attorney....😊 Or a Judge....
There has to be a better more secure way to protect business funds!! The nerve of flailing CHASE Bank to give her a partial credit! How can a person file a claim within 30 days if they do not know fraud is taking place? Boycott Chase Bank now.
She needs to be more diligent in her finances.
Why didn't the attorney have a separate account for real estate transactions? Why was she using her firm's main account? This rarely happened when people used certified or cashier's checks. Electronically transferring money makes it easier for fraud to occur.
She never said it was her account. Stop speculating falsely about this woman.
"Who to trust with your financial information", yeah not even your mother.
She shouldn’t have any direct transfers with a counterparty - everything should go through a reputable title company
I knew it was chase Bank, they let it go thru
Chase Bank is all I needed to hear.
This is insane…
You have 60 days to file a claim and if it ever gets denied and you have more than enough proof slap them with arbitration, takes the banks right to deny you your claim and gives it to a 3rd party the bank has to pay for to look at the evidence you have to prove your claim.
She let these charges go for months??? Why would she do that?
She has enough money to not to need to check it regularly
@@esdigital5259 And that's how you lose thousands of dollars. ROTFLMAO!
She’s busy trying to do too many things so you’re gonna blame the victim
@@ArabellaPottery sorry that you've never been busy
LOL! You just wanted a reason to blame and badmouth the attorney. This, as if someone with the level of cash flow in and out of her account(s) would quickly catch small amounts. You sound ridiculous and another "r" word I'll refrain from saying at the present time smdh!
Wow, this country has no chance. It interests absolutely no one why with just a bank account number anyone can take as much money from your account as they want. This is what you get for keeping your money in the bank.
They messed with the wrong one
Now this article has given everyone new ideas on how to steal money from business and personal accounts.
Or it has made you aware that fraudsters will try and hijack the escrow process used by your real estate agent. See how that works!?
Chicago? we know what he looks like.
In my third word country, every transactions are being mandatory to be updated either SMS or email and both.
Oh well, give your account info , someone just might steal from you. A lawyer should know this , the bank used what valid information it had to process transactions. I dounbt she get full recovery , at least not in near future .
If the Attorney ever gets rid of those purple chairs let me know.
Shame on chase bank
Folks, Folks! Keep track of your statements, not on Internet! Insist that Chase send hard copies through snail mail, if necessary! Or visit in person…Red Flags should have prompted Chase to catch the fraudulent charges! Its why, Credit Unions, are much more efficient.
Something is off here and it's not just the real estate attorney.....
I can believe the attorney didn't have more than one account. 1. To receive money 2. To pay bills 3. Yourself 4. Main account that is used for transfer to the account you transfer into the other first 3 accounts. Or is that just me. The second lady was just a beginner mistake .
Financial crimes need to start having much harsher penalties….these scams can ruin lives
It's all a competition between who will get to steal all of your money: the bank or the thief. So far the banks be winning.
Chase Bank is not going to do anything else to help recoup her money.
this chick was ignorant enough to give out her bank information she should lose the 30k fr fr.
I know the lawyer is the victim, but still. How is the lawyer not watching her bank account? These transactions were happening over several months. How did she not notice thousands of dollars being spent? How did she not notice it while she was doing the previous months payroll?
The fact people sit around, trying differents ways to get into others people's money is astounding.
It's hard to believe is this true story????
I clicked just because I need to have $30k in my bank account just hanging out!! 🙏🙏🙏
Anytime you are giving someone your account information the account should be a “flush” or temporary holding account. When money comes in you should move it immediately or only keep a small amount of money in the account. Also check your statements atleast monthly. - CFE
her bank should clawback funds from payments made with stolen money
She is a lawyer.....find the person and imprison them ...
The fact that she sounds so calm about it is what makes it very interesting
Yeah she knows she got him and she's going to get that money back
Does one have to sound angry all the time?
Same thing happens on smaller level ! Scam artists recharged my new debit card months later and credit union paid it!
Being a real estate attorney. I have separate accounts. One just for earnest money. One for my business. One for my personal account. She should have had separate accounts I don't know any attorneys that don't have separate accounts. It's still wrong this happened to her and the thief that did it should be in jail and should have to pay her back what he stole from her if not Chase will have to give her what she lost.
"There's a SUCKER born every minute." - real estate consultant, PT Barnum. 😮
The problem is she is aquatinted with this man. She even gave her details. She learned a lesson to have a separate account for receiving that she moves into her bill paying account. I think this is a case of buyer beware.
She's an attorney. She doesn't have alerts and fraud alerts on accounts?
As the old saying goes... "ignorance is bliss"
Whoever this person is he can say whatever you want to say actions speak louder than words
I hope she gets her money back 🙏! There are so many slime buckets out there, sickening 🤮🤮🤮
Chase your money from scammer.
Why do people still bank at big banks??? This is the common response from the bank. I work with bank fraud, the bank should have caught the fraud. No debits should have been paid when payments were credited under unauthorized names. Bank should have called the customer to verify those payments.
This is ridiculous
It’s always Chase Bank or Wells Fargo that makes news headlines.
Never give out any information to anyone.
whoever did the camerawork for the young lady did a magnificent job 👌🏽
People are so wicked you have to be careful,
may the lord keep us and shelter us in these wicked and deceptive times in Jesus name
He won't. It's getting worse and worse. A friend said to me " this is not the world we grew up in"...
The apartment complex I moved into also wanted all my personal information. They can be wicked too. There has been no shield or defender for me.
They’re both lying. If she wasn’t guilty, why doesn’t she show her face? Lock these two up
I knew this would be a disastrous ending once Chase was mentioned
Another MAGICAL usual suspect getting his side-hustle on.
its Northern Atlanta/Houston, is anyone surprised.
claims have to be made "within 30 days"....oddly convenient for the bank, no?
HELP ALL WITHIN ALL INDUSTRIES
File a police report.
Why not press criminal charges and lastly it isn’t the banks fault
That's somewhat her fault. She should have a separate settlement and transaction account in which the transaction account is what she gives out and is always at 0. That being said how is this guy not locked up
this happened to us and we lost 80k. we got it back but you do need to be careful. don't trust these lenders. watch them like your life depends on it