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Prince George's County police officers released images of the man they say tried to steal $130,000 from an account at the bank located in the 10000 block of Indian Head Highway, on Nov. 22, 2022.
The man used a fake ID to convince an employee to transfer the amount from the victim's account to another account outside of the bank. Before the suspect was able to withdraw the money, the bank was able to flag the transaction as fraudulent and stopped it.
Police have offered the following tips to help prevent your account from being taken over:
- Use multi-factor authentication with your bank;
- Make the most of your bank’s security features, such as spending limits, push notifications for account activity, and additional measures to prevent unauthorized access;
- Ensure your bank has a good way to reach you;
- Use lengthy and unique passwords;
- Safeguard your financial records (such as bank records, social security cards, and birth certificates);
- Ensure that you practice safe internet browsing. Personal identifying information can be obtained through phishing, malware, and harmful downloads.
If you fall victim to an account takeover, take these steps:
- Place a credit report fraud alert and/or credit freeze on your identity with all three credit bureaus;
- Ensure that you change your account passwords. Update account information for the affected account and any others that share passwords with it;
- Make sure that you report the incident of identity theft to law enforcement;
- File an online report.
Anyone with information regarding the wanted suspect has been asked to call investigators at the department at (301) 516-1464 or Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).
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