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$10,000 Gone in 48 Hours: How Scammers Drained a Teen's Chase Bank Account

A California teenager's Chase Bank savings account was targeted in a sophisticated counterfeit payroll check scam that wiped out over $10,000 in just 48 hours. Scammers cloned his debit card, stole his PIN, and made a strategic $1,000 cash deposit to artificially inflate his balance — then flooded multiple Chase branches with fake $995 payroll checks, cashing them one by one before fraud alerts could trigger. When the counterfeit checks were flagged, Chase Bank didn't just zero out the account — they pushed it into a negative balance exceeding $10,000 and automatically swept linked family accounts to cover the loss. His mother's account. His sister's college fund. His grandmother's savings. All drained. And when the family filed a fraud claim, Chase denied it — telling them the transactions were considered authorized under account terms. This is the story of how a pizza delivery teen saving for community college became the target of a calculated banking scam, how Chase Bank initially refused to take responsibility, and what finally forced them to reverse course and return nearly $10,000 to the family. If your debit card has ever been skimmed, your linked accounts may be at risk right now. Watch the full story.