Darien Woman Swindled Out Of $17,000, Darien Police Says

DARIEN, CT — A Darien woman was scammed out of $17,000 after she gave her banking information to a caller who called himself "Christopher Greenburg," according to Darien police.

The incident was reported by the Parklands Drive resident on July 26, a day after she had received a call from the man.

"The man knew the victim's personal information, leading the victim to believe the call was legitimate," said Darien Police Detective James Palmieri in a statement. "The man told the victim that there was a glitch with the victim's social security number showing that she was deceased."

The scammer then told the woman "that he needed to send her out new banking cards with updated information," and at that point she gave him her current banking information.

"The following day, the victim contacted her bank and discovered $17,000 in fraudulent charges to her account," Palmieri said. "The charges were made in Miami, FL and New York, NY."