{
  "id": 5552673,
  "title": "Oakland woman lost $12,145 after scammers posed as Charles Schwab security",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/oakland-woman-lost-12-145-after-scammers-posed-as-charles-schwab",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T11:39:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/an-oakland-woman-answered-a-frantic-call-from-someone-claiming-to-be-charles-schwab-security-minutes-later-her-entire-12145-investment-account-had-been-wired-away/articleshow/133756989.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An Oakland woman says scammers posing as Charles Schwab security drained her entire $12,145 investment account after a frantic phone call. She denies sharing any information, while Schwab said its investigation found that a verification code was provided to a third party. She is now taking the case to arbitration and has contacted police and the FBI.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}