Zangi Owner

Zangi Owner Defrauded of $47K in Zelle Scam

Bethel Business Owner Loses Nearly $50,000 in Zelle Scam

Zangi Restaurant and Hookah Lounge Owner Warns Others to be Cautious When Using Zelle

The owner of a Bethel restaurant and hookah lounge is warning others to be cautious when using the Zelle payment app after he was defrauded out of nearly $47,000. Zangi Restaurant and Hookah Lounge owner, Maisam Faraj, said he received a text message from someone claiming to be from Zelle on March 8th. The text message said that his account had been locked and he needed to click on a link to unlock it.

Faraj said he clicked on the link and was taken to a website that looked like the Zelle website. He entered his login information and then received a text message with a verification code. He entered the verification code and was then taken to a page that said his account had been unlocked.

Faraj said he thought nothing of it at the time, but later that day, he received a text message from his bank saying that there had been several unauthorized transactions made from his account. He immediately contacted his bank and was told that he had been defrauded out of $46,999.

Faraj said he is still trying to figure out how the scammers were able to access his account. He said he has never given his login information to anyone and has never clicked on any links in text messages from Zelle.

Faraj said he is sharing his story to warn others about the Zelle scam. He said he hopes that by sharing his story, others will be more cautious when using the app.

Zelle is a payment app that allows users to send and receive money. The app is owned by a consortium of banks and is available to customers of those banks.

Zelle has been the target of scammers in recent months. In January, the FBI issued a warning about a Zelle scam in which scammers were sending text messages to people claiming to be from Zelle and asking them to click on a link to unlock their account. The FBI said that the scammers were then able to access the victims' accounts and steal their money.

If you receive a text message from someone claiming to be from Zelle, do not click on the link. Instead, contact your bank directly.