WA - Investigators say a thief managed to bilk money out of a local man's credit union by wiretapping their phones.
The man was on vacation with his family when he got a disturbing call from their credit union.
According to the police report, Woodstone Credit Union of Federal Way called the man last week to ask about a $450,000 transferred out of their home equity line of credit. The man never transferred any money.
On Monday, the man received a second call from Woodstone Credit Union. This time the money mysteriously transferred was up to $655,000.
The victim was told the suspect had the victim's signature. He was also told the thief had and tapped his phone line and intercepted his calls in order to give the proper verification when Woodstone called his home inquiring about the large money transfer. (more)
