Then asked did I file a police report. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Bank of America sent KPIX 5 the following statement in response to the lawsuit: "As California's unemployment program faces billions of dollars in fraud, Bank of America is working every day with the state to prevent criminals from getting money and ensuring legitimate recipients receive their benefits. I cant get any help from the Unemploymet office. I have a B of A account for unemployment in California. Just weeks into the new year, Bank of America is facing a proposed class action lawsuit relating to the bank's alleged failure to secure debit cards used to distribute unemployment benefits to jobless Californians. them at support@thehackerspro. Bank of America had urged the panel to allow the class action lawsuits to proceed separately using "informal coordination" to organize the legal proceedings. A new federal lawsuit takes aim at Bank of America for failing to secure the unemployment debit cards of thousands of Californians, part of a chaotic response to record jobless claims that has made the state Employment Development Department the target of widespread fraud. It took me 5 months. The injustice that Bank of America has committed to Californians is unreal. This person literally changed everything and I received NO notice. So after I called BofA Prepaid EED a few more times, the manager said to file a police report. "This lawsuit is intended to be a wake up call for Bank of America," said Danitz, who filed the complaint late Thursday. They refuse to give my money back. A class-action lawsuit claims Bank of America promised 'zero-liability to EDD card holders' but isn't delivering, or protecting card holders. But no clue if BofA will help me. They closed my case within 2 days. Please add me . It all started from a phone call and after some persuasion I decided to invest, after months of constant investment about 95k$, I decided to ask for a payout this was the beginning of my turmoil, to my dismay I was still asked to invest more. This whole situation us ruining my life. With and at Bank of America. I called again and they said theyd send me a new card. Hes arguing negligence and breaches of contract, among other things, after his Bank of America unemployment account was hacked and drained of all its money last year. A Bank of America spokesperson said in a statement to Law360 that " [a]s California's unemployment program faces billions of dollars in fraud, Bank of America is working every day with the state to prevent criminals from getting money and ensuring legitimate recipients receive their benefits." I would still like to join the class action lawsuits for compensation for Bank of America freezing my account, ruining my Christmas, causing me to falsely suspect my own family members of theft, for being negligent with my money and for decriminalization based on the way I was treated like a lower class citizen in the local bofas once they saw my EDD debt card. It just got reopened and there is no expected date on when the investigation will be finalized. If you do not wish us to contact them, please let us know right away, as it will affect our ability to work on your case. My other bank had declined the transfer and sent it back to my BofA account. Today, my Bank of America checking account was frozen. Imagine that they only going to take deposits for me but want to keep my unemployment money. Shame on them!! The day before I spent 4 hours on hold for a EDD specialist to release my payment, as I do every 2 weeks as they keep having countless errors on my account no agent knows how to fix and so since the extension this year I have to call in every 2 weeks and hold for 3-4 hours to get my funds paid out. The next day we got a new card so my husband went to BofA and gave them 3 identifying docs. Blocked my account. ( I did everything they said but I still have no access . SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A class action suit has been filed against Bank of America for its role in the widespread fraud involving California Employment Development Department (EDD) debit cards provided by the bank to people receiving unemployment benefits. Took 1.5 hrs to create & file the claim. In court documents, the bank said the "plaintiffs wide-ranging demands would (instead) help legions of criminals perpetuate fraudulent schemes," because it says most of the fraud claims were filed by criminals in the first place. Something fraud and they cant do nothing. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that the defendant did not effectively secure debit cards with microchip . I want to punch the decision maker in the face! I got passed around multiple people for almost 3 hours and then finally finished my call to file the claim. I am losing everything I worked for and BOA has no compassionate for Americans out here relying on what little DOL is hanging over our heads. I did that. I have called them hundreds of times and have spent hours on the phone even put them on a phone conference with edd to price Im all cleared and still nothing. They couldnt have done that they still need my Pin#. Their email address is %%instantrecovery12 AT gmaIL DOt coM%%. I just got in contact with swiftaccess37 (AT) gmail comjust two weeks ago when I was newly scammed, as soon as I reported my case, they moved into action swiftly and got it all sorted in a matter of days..They are as true as they say they are! I was not in California on 7-19-2021. I too am receiving Edd Unemplyment payments, and my account has been frozen. A class-action lawsuit was filed in federal court in Charlotte. It has been frustrating because $500 is suddenly missing and all they do is give me the run around. Formally, the class action lawsuit accuses Bank of America of negligence and breach of contract, in addition to violating the Electric Funds Transfer Act and Californias Consumer Privacy Act. Their customer service is despicable! SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) -- A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against Bank of America Tuesday in the wake of widespread fraudulent Employment Development Department (EDD) claims. I had money stolen from my account too. Hi Im in Las Vegas Nevada and the same is going on here. Moreover, the suit alleges, the bank reversed credits to unemployment recipients accounts that it had previously granted, causing the accounts to fall into a negative balance and preventing the individuals from accessing any of their funds. They closed the initial claim the day that they froze my account so I suppose they closed it the same day that they opened it when I reported the fraud. Please download the PDF to view it: Download PDF. From what Ive been reading, it doesnt look good. "I feel violated, cheated, unheard," said Jennifer Yick. ClassAction.org is a group of online professionals (designers, developers and writers) with years of experience in the legal industry. Let us know in the comments below. Last payment accessible September 13! I just found this..OMG, I have called Bank of America a hundred times. I have been declined at Walmart two separate occasions. One agent told me hes never heard of anything like this. v. Bank Of America, N.A., Case No. #1 Top Class I call, call, call and blame game continues. i said great my funds have been restored? On May 19, U.S. District Court Judge Vincent Chhabria hit Bank of America with an injunction in the class action lawsuit. Attorneys representing the plaintiffs in this class action lawsuit are P. Terry Anderlini, Joseph M. Goethals, and Jackson D. Morgus of Anderlini & McSweeney LLP. one thing i know for sure is the fact that, scams will not stop anytime soon, these guys keep developing new ways everyday to take peoples money from them, which is really terrible, but the question we scam victims should be asking ourselves now is, how do we get our money back or even bring this guys to justice, for me i was able to get some help, through a friend who introduced me to (INSTANTRECOVERY12 At gmail dot com), they helped me track down this scammer and helped retrieve my money from them, i am pretty sure they can help you too, and i really hope this helps. Im so frustrated and have no recourse My mother had an issue with her checks they were never delivered it had been over a month she worried they had been delivered already and someone must have gotten a hold of them. She is back there for about 25 minutes and comes out and tells me shes figured it out. / CBS San Francisco. Also the representatives very rude and feels like they dont care. It put me in a huge bind. I introduced them to a friend of mine and I have also heard a lot of great reviews about them here and I am glad to inform you that they are indeed a very reliable recovery team. BOA doesnt care about UE customers. bogus email account made in my name. I asked the BOA Fraud Dept how this happened so I could avoid a repeat occurrence, but got no answer. Im still trying to recover the $400 taken from my edd bofa account. in a hearing held Tuesday, ABC 7 News reports. Edd says they cant do anything but send paper checks and boa says they cant do anything. Plus I received a letter dated April 5th that said my fraud claim has been closed and a block (hold) has been placed on my card account. The information was supposed to be in by feb 08. Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. I have no clue how they got my card # & pin. I searched the number on white pages and BINGO, the number matched with the name the email was registered under. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Christoper Mosson is the plaintiff in the latest class action lawsuit filed against Bank of America. Oh yeah and plus my mobile app online I typed in the correct password never changed it had it the same password and for some reason they locked it up so I couldnt access none of my phones I couldnt see anything. Unemployment has done a fine job in helping me lose all I got and to not even be able to count on one of the most well known banks in our country. Nothing has helped: countless emails+messages+phone calls Hours lost! 7OYS's consumer hotline is a free consumer mediation service for those in the San Francisco Bay Area. My UI benefit money was stolen from my BofA acct on the 26th of April. I just pray for them after my shift, honestly.. December 19,2020 someone stole $2,780 dollars from my account at 3 ATMs here in Manteca, CA. I called Bank of America about unauthorized withdrawals from my account. Rebecca Quirin. Since last fall, hundreds of others have been reaching out to KPIX 5, desperately asking for help, saying their claims were denied without an investigation, sometimes a day after calling the bank. Ive been waiting for over two months for ANY sort of answer from BofA and still have nothing. I have faxed over ic3.gov paperwork I filed and my identification verification documents and still nothing I would like to join a class action as well. The teller then takes my card in my ID to someone in the back who calls other divisions to find out whats going on. I could not believe it I was sick to the stomach sad man Angry pissed I wanted to just hurt somebody I looked at somebody and just just stop. I had moneys in there from my unemployment and continue to certify every week. So I went to the app and it shows BOA FOR -340. Its meant for REAL NEEDS not a hundred trips to the local liquor store for lottery tickets and booze ! My husband is actually currently dealing with this right now we went to do our taxes in February2022 and found out that his EDD money was stolen after he went back to Work in March 2021 and someone reopened his claim in May 2021 changed all his settings so he didnt get any notifications so person collected all the way till September 2021 total of $7100 .He currently has been denied by Bank of America EDD 7 time .Just received information from them regarding some of the transactions and only by teller not the ATMs no time stamps Bare minimum information so yesterday he called and complained and reopen the case again and ask for all of the ATM and teller transactions with timestamps and pictures. Makes me sick. Please add me to any claims. I just found out that EDD unfrozen my account on April 1, 2021. Two months go by and NOTHING! I am being punished for what to. I explained that I absolutely need that money for my son and I to survive and repeatedly asked both associates with whom I spoke, how long before the money would be available for me. Never responded to my claims a total of 4800. I called them immediately having to wait almost 3 hours to speak with someone. Camp Lejeune residents now have the opportunity to claim compensation for harm suffered from contaminated water. into the hackers acct., she was extremely rude and told ne there was nothing BofA can do. I lost track of everything when I just gave up what now I dont want to give up I just want to see them face some kind of punishment for what they did to us me whoever went through this s*** that they put you through or me or he or she these f****** punks dont discriminate when it comes to f****** people over and I still have these emails from them but yet they cant even unlock my mobile banking. Eight similar lawsuits were filed shortly thereafter. Bank of Americas handling of unemployment benefits is being challenged by a growing list of plaintiffs in at least two class action lawsuits. That is crazy! I waited for five minutes and not a single word. My account showed out of state/unathorized transactions that had occured just hours before. Every day, I talk to 30 people with the same story. I called BofA, they gave me an efax number to fax my police report to my BofA Claims account. This time the rep told me that the original card used to commit the fraud was still active in their system and that he would need to cancel it in order to activate the new card they sent. I couldnt get to my money to pay bills or buy food or anything. I called EDD who told me to contact the bank, who told me to contact EDD who told me to contact the bank. On January 26, 2021, Altshuler Berzon LLP, together with co-counsel, filed a federal class action lawsuit brought by plaintiffs Roland Oosthuizen and Rosemary Mathews on behalf of themselves and thousands of other Californians who have been victimized by fraudulent transactions in their Bank of America-issued unemployment benefit debit card accounts. I called BofA right away and they told me claims was closed for the day and to call again in the morning, so I did. That was 3 months ago and still have not heard anything! per week! The complaint alleges, Day after day, there are new reports of yet another EDD benefits recipient with a Bank of America EDD prepaid debit card who went to use their card only to discover that all the money in their Bank of America EDD accountoftentimes, the only money that they had to survivewas suddenly gone.. Yick also said she is worried about others who have lost much more. People like me are relying on this money to get things taken care of, and for a bank being of the people it certainly doesnt feel that way. I have had money stolen off my card and Bank of America is doing nothing about it. 2021 Today I found a transfer of$700 from my b of a edd account and it most definitely was NOT authorized by me. The police told me that this isnt the first time a credit card skimmer has been located at this particular branch! Have a question for Michael and the 7 On Your Side team? I have spoken with Bank of America and been told to contact EDDlol, not an easy feat. Is anyone aware of a class action lawsuit against the EDD? Please help us in this dilemma. Contacting lawmaker or news media works faster. No one has answers. I dont even know if the $1,200 I had left in there is going to be there when I get there now because they locked me out of my own account I still had access before I called them tonight. This is a big one folks which needs to be exposed. The representative assured me someone from the Closed Claims for Reconsideration Dept. All Rights Reserved. "The bank stopped its normal procedures of conducting an investigation and started to use a flawed screening process," said Yick's attorney Brian Danitz with the law firm Cotchett, Petrie and McCarthy. In September Bank of America froze my account and had $900 left in it for suspicion of ID fraud later went to court cleared it up and my ID was verified but its still refused to give me my balance back $900 can I join your class action lawsuit? Bank of America has been practicing unlawful and illegal practices for years, according to a recent class action lawsuit filed by thousands of borrowers. after 2 days of sitting in the bank parking lot being verified by a teller to every person I was transferred to I finally got everything figured out and they told me I have to wait 45 days for them to figure out if theyre going to give me back the money that they took and gave to someone else. Bank of America and EDD say they are working to solve what they admit is at least a $2 billion dollar fraud problem involving the debit cards. The class-action lawsuit will next focus on the root cause of the massive card hacking and whether Bank of America blundered by not using state-of-the-art chips on the debit cards. I felt like a rat on a wheel. They also kept saying call your sponsor. Someone hacked into my BofA edd account and stole $300.00 on 04/21/21. I wont be the one to alter someones livelihood. They said an investigation would be opened and a Provisional credit would be given in 10 days (it should be given immediately). Basically similar to everything everyones saying our 4 person eddBofA cardholders have been through! The money was transferred to that account and never touched. We reported it immediately. Today I called again and finally spoke to a supervisor only to have her listen to my complain for about a minute only to find out that she put herself on mute. A new court ruling in a Bank of America class action lawsuit has ruled that the financial institution will have to pay out more than $76.6 million to settle a claim filed by thousands of customers. Ive researched tonight. When I got the new card I activated it and it showed that nearly $2,200 had been taken out of my account from different b of a ATMs that are about 50 miles away from where I live. I called boa n they told me it was a withdrawal at a boa atm. This is my honest experience. The Employment Development Department has millions of claims on hold. On February 21, 2021, 1 had $983 stolen off my EDD debit card when I went to buy groceries at a Lucky supermarket. I have called many many times after just to be put on hold to look up then they hang up. So I called again a few days ago to see what was going on, and the gentleman on the phone tells me my claim hadnt been reopened yet and it was in the reconsideration to reopen process. "I been talking to EDD every day and they say they sent the paperwork over but when I talked to Bank of America, they say they never got it," said Koning. I filed a claim right away and today i received a letter dated a day after i filed my claim that says the claim has been closed and that i need to call them again to request that the claim be opened again. I called customer service who referred me to 9 different departments. Hi, please add me. One of the people forgot to mute her phone while I was talking and she was in a drive through at jack n the box. is Mosson, et al. Sign up for ClassAction.orgs free weekly newsletterhere. said Michael Conant of San Francisco said in an interview with 7 On Your Side last November. "Bank of America isn't taking this seriously," said EDD fraud victim Brooke Suchomel. I had 1500 in one account for a scholarship fund I started for my mentor that passed away. According to the complaint, the bank is responsible for administering the payouts and EDD is not able to force Bank of America to change its ways. Now Im left with no money and hoops to jump through. For months I havent had access to my funds . And no one can tell me anything. Bank of America closed my account so now I cannot view passed bank statements. Nothing has helped nor worked. That is because if you ignore a lawsuit then Bank of America (or whichever company is suing you) can obtain a legal judgment against you - called a "default judgment.". It also notes that, even though the bank has removed the freeze it put on accounts with reports of fraud, it has not taken any action to reimburse the stolen funds. They show all of them as paid out on one day, only 7 of them actually were deposited in my bank account. Thats the dept in the bank that will not provide any update on when I can ever get that money back. BofA is stealing my money and will not give it back. On May.19,2021 I received a text message saying I only had 12.00 in my account. They took all my money and I did not hear from them anymore. I have filed a police report. I knew I had enough in the account to cover it. July 21, 2021. YOU GOTS TO BE KIDDING !!! Your email address will not be published. Read our Newswire Disclaimer. Now my EDD payments are stuck in pending and was paid for one of the 2 weeks I certified for and cant get thru to EDD. Somewhere between the funds leaving CA EDD and the Bank of America transfer to my B of A account (which Ive had for years) 4 out of 11 payments made in one day, were never received. The complaint lists a number of ways in which it says the bank is failing to provide an adequate response to the fraud: not answering the customer service phone lines it advises EDD cardholders to call; opening claims and then closing them so soon thereafter such that a full review could not have been done; crediting funds to EDD accounts and then later reversing those without notice to the EDD cardholder; failing to extend provisional credit to EDD cardholders as required by law; and freezing EDD accounts unaffected by fraud.. I too had money taken out of my BOFA EDD account. I filed a claim with BofA and sent them all of the police info. Any help and getting this cleared up from anybody would be greatly appreciated numbers emails whatever cause the system is sickening. Many people believe that they would be unable to win this case. They completely locked me out of my own account two axes my own my fund and when I did go and ran my debit card at the atm, it shows a negative balance of 29 99 million dollars. I am really grateful to him because I know a lot of people here have been scammed and need help. I proceeded to insert my card into the machine at teller booth and she said even my withdrawals are being declined and she has never seen anything like that happen. But I would go to am atm and it let me pull out money. RELATED: California unemployment: EDD freezes pay for thousands of workers on New Year's Day. this is since February. In January, Yick found an attorney to file the first class-action lawsuit related to security issues, freezing of accounts, and denials of provisional credit. Still waiting to get my funds back and my stimulus check I had wire transferred over to this account. I was told then to file a claim with their fraud department. There was also a lockdown of accounts due to fraud. Ive emailed any and everyone I can google thats an exec @ boa. And when I went to the gas station to pump gas I noticed I couldnt pump more than $25 I didnt check my account before I pumped gas because I assumed my money was in there. I had $4778.00 supposedly deposited by unemployment but I never received it. these people that are employed by Bank of America are made to pretend like they dont know whats going on when in fact theyre playing the game and making you feel stupid. I have proof of when I contacted them.on each charge My and my husbands account was hacked 5 times with over $8,000 taken out of our social security. Please review our FAQ here. I finally got through and filed the claim. I am desperate, with no end in sight. I am losing everythingthing I own so fast its terrifying. They locked my account because they dont partner with PayPal so I have $5000 floating in the air somewhere, Add me plz Bank of America I had froze my account back In sept and I still cant get into my account and I cant get from Bank of America or edd, Not to mention they locked my scout every other day.
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