• Katana314@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    Is there not a security concern of doing basic checks before handing out cash?

    For instance, elderly woman gets a text message telling her the IRS needs $50k cash or they’ll take her house. The bank says they need a few days, she complains that the IRS wants it now…and then they help explain that it’s likely a scam.

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      9 hours ago

      Yes, typically. I don’t know if that trumps “the bank has to give you your money when you ask for your money.”