My husband and I spent eighteen months putting money into a shared account for a once-in-a-lifetime vacation.
We had saved almost $24,000.
Last month, he told me the bank had frozen the account because of a verification issue.
I believed him.
He said we’d have to wait a few weeks before we could access the money.
Yesterday, I received an email from the bank.
“Your recent withdrawal request has been processed.”
I immediately called customer service.
They told me the account had been closed three months earlier.
The entire balance had been transferred out.
I asked where.
They couldn’t tell me without a formal investigation.
So I checked the old statements myself.
The transfers weren’t random.
Every two weeks, exactly $1,200 had been moved into an account under a different name.
I recognized the name.
It was the woman who supposedly helped him with “travel arrangements” at work.
I confronted him.
He….