The Longmont Police and Denver Police are both investigating cases of bank fraud in which a woman successfully withdrew $100,000 from a Longmont victim’s bank account and $88,000 from a Denver victim’s account. Both police departments have released a photo of the same woman who made stops at Adams Bank and Trust in Longmont and UMB bank in Denver.
There have been at least two attempts in Longmont, including an unsuccessful attempt on July 2 in which the bank employee denied the withdrawal after recognizing the woman wasn’t the customer, despite having a fake ID.
Siân Murphy, the Denver victim, told CBS News that she first realized there was a problem when UMB Bank sent her a survey asking her about her visit to the bank on June 30. Murphy knew she didn’t visit the bank and had never visited that specific Denver branch. She later found out that the woman took out checks against her line of credit. Murphy said she never lost her ID or credit cards.
"We take our customers' financial privacy and security extremely seriously and have rigorous standards in place,” UMB President of Consumer Banking and Chief Marketing Officer Liz Lewis told CBS News. “While we do not comment on specific customer activities, we are committed to caring for and protecting all our customers' financial well-being."
The suspect has not been named, but her image has been shared by Longmont Public Safety on Facebook. Anyone who can identify the suspect or has additional information about this person is encouraged to call 303-774-3517 or email [email protected] in reference to report 25-7901.
