Greenacres small business owner warns others after falling for Zelle scam

GREENACRES, Fla. — The owner of a medical and psychiatric services clinic called Contact 5 after losing $40,000 when her Zelle account was hacked b...

December 19, 2022
4:20 AM

GREENACRES, Fla. — The owner of a medical and psychiatric services clinic called Contact 5 after losing $40,000 when her Zelle account was hacked by someone claiming to be with Chase Bank."It was on a Wednesday. I receive a text message that appeared to be from Chase because it had all the Chase messages in it, asking me if I was trying to make a transaction – $60,000 to someone, I believe, in Ohio," Acelise Alexis, owner of KA Comprehensive Medical and Psychiatric Services, told Contact 5.Worried someone had stolen her information, Alexis said she trusted the person on the other line.

Jessica Bruno