Scammers Back At It In Norfolk, VA Targeting Navy Federal Credit Union Customers

WRIC News, Dec. 29, 2023.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Norfolk police first told 10 On Your Side about a scam involving Navy Federal Credit Union customers in September. People in Norfolk say it’s still going on, and the tactics used to draw people in have changed.

Matt Grubbs found himself in the middle of a scam as he was leaving Planet Fitness earlier this month. “I was leaving the gym at Southern Shopping Center in Norfolk and I pulled up to the red light to get onto Little Creek Road and I saw something out of the corner of my eye,” Grubbs said. “I just saw this motion. It got my attention so I turn over to the right and I see this guy just frantically waving at me going, ‘Hey, hey, roll down your window.'”

As Grubbs sat at the red light, the man in the lane next to him asked him where the nearest Navy Federal Credit Union was.

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“He said, ‘It sounds like you know it well. Do you bank there?’ I said, ‘Yes I do.’ I really didn’t catch on to what was going on,” Grubbs told 10 On Your Side. “He says, ‘My account is locked out and you’re going to be my savior tonight. I need you to come to the bank with me. If you’re a member, you can help me get the account unlocked. Do you want $50?’ I said, ‘I don’t know, this sounds really weird.’ He says, ‘$60, $70, what do you want man? You’re going to be my savior.'”...
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