{"id":758100,"date":"2026-07-12T06:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T06:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/758100\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T06:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T06:49:09","slug":"cbs-matt-gutman-said-he-got-completely-scammed-by-phone-fraudster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/758100\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS’ Matt Gutman Said He Got “Completely Scammed” By Phone Fraudster"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tCBS News journalist Matt Gutman<\/a> revealed via social media that he was the target of a phone scam that almost had him emptying his bank account. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cA very scary experience,\u201d said Gutman. \u201cI\u2019m not as savvy as I think I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn his July 10 posts, Gutman explained that a caller shared a name and a badge ID before saying someone was trying to illegally pull money from his bank account. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThey seemed to know so much about me, about my bank account,\u201d said Gutman. \u201cAnd then they said, \u2018Listen, we suspect that there is significant fraud activity at the bank branch where you bank.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tGutman was instructed to go to his bank and withdraw all his cash. But the caller also warned that he should not explain to the tellers what he was doing because \u201cwe think there are two fraudsters at the bank, they go by these aliases. She gave me the names.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBy withdrawing the cash, the caller said, \u201cthat will trigger the fraudsters into action. That\u2019s how we will be able to catch them.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tGutman beelined to his bank but soon realized how absurd it was that \u201canybody would use a regular civilian for a sting operation at a bank. I\u2019m a journalist and I have done scam stories so many times throughout my career and I came so close to falling for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tGutman then imagined walking out of the bank with thousands of dollars in cash \u201cat a place known to those scammers because they directed me to my local bank branch and I was told this happens all the time and they either rob your car or they rob you.\u201d <\/p>\n

I just got SCAMMED: a remarkably sophisticated phone scam that nearly had me pull the entire entirety of funds out of one bank account. Watch to see how it unfolded. And how dangerous it might possibly have been. <\/p>\n

Huge shout out to the @lapdhq<\/a> and the folks at the @bankofamerica<\/a>\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/y17xohZcBz<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Matt Gutman (@CBSMATTGUTMAN) July 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tGutman then posted a subsequent message on July 11 saying he should have called the number on the back of his bank card. He admitted that he spent \u201cover an hour\u201d on the phone with the fraudster.<\/p>\n

How NOT to fall for a “bank impersonation scam.” <\/p>\n

Three quick tips that could save your bank account and at the very least, a lot of time. <\/p>\n

Read didn’t lose money yesterday when I was the target of a sophisticated and very patient scammer but I lost time and it cost me a lot of\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/eGe7Tpk0xs<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Matt Gutman (@CBSMATTGUTMAN) July 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tGutman joined CBS News in January. He is based in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n

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