This situation just happened in the last two weeks. My boa Edd account was closed December 13 with 800 ba. I was confused and wondering why this is happening how come out of 10 people total that Ive talked to no one can understand this issue that Im going through all the years the Bank of America has been in service and no one knows whats going on and tells me that everything is fine. 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. Edd wanted me to identify myself. Nobody knew why my purchases were being denied. Before commenting, please review our comment policy. I am getting ready to change my direct deposit to the account that is offered by the unemployment office and hopefully they wont freeze that account as well. We are in real trouble if this is what college is turning out these days. ( I advised its an open and shut case as I didnt rob my own card, and so they can prosecute whoever did and Id be happy to testify. $600 stolen from an ATM in LA when I was in San Fran. I called Bank of America about unauthorized withdrawals from my account. Im glad the state of my made us find another way to deposit our unemployment. I checked my app to see the balance and my heart droppedit showed zero balance. I have done what was requested of me and feel that my funds are of no importance to them and have had no success in getting an honest answer when earnestly requesting one. We were literally 200 miles away from where this money was taken. Bank of America froze my account because i reported someone took out $2000, i dont know how they did it because i always had my card with me but i have a gut feeling that this information was stolen at a gas station when i tried to pump gas. I was denied money from the atm my card was froze on Christmas Eve and not a dime had been on my card since. They told me to call the fraud department which I did. Thank you. Thats the dept in the bank that will not provide any update on when I can ever get that money back. It was also done at a Wells Fargo atm while i was at work. "I feel like our voice is being heard or being acknowledged," said Yick. They made me fax information to them for which they never acknowledged recieving until I called to inquire and after jumping through hoops, doing everything they gave asked of me over and over again, logging over 60 hours for 5 months now, as of 4/30/21, they tell me that there is nothing that they can do except to keep calling back and being persistent, this is what a manager told me. Shameful! them at support@thehackerspro. Kristine Lazar was. now I get to go back to the bank and spend all day there again today. It's certainly progress in the case. A lot of people have been ripped off their hard earned money to fake online investments but the good news is that your funds could be recovered if you have some certain details and contact INSTANT RECOVERY as quick as possible. So I have to claims pending 1 for $ 908.13 and another one for $1098.58. Then asked did I file a police report. Bank of Americas handling of unemployment benefits is being challenged by a growing list of plaintiffs in at least two class action lawsuits. After one month my EDD BofA account was just reopened again and my newly replaced EDD Pre paid card was finally activated, I was transferred to Claims Dept. When I check my EDD card when I got home I saw the missing money. 7OYS's consumer hotline is a free consumer mediation service for those in the San Francisco Bay Area. So well see by March 26 or March 28, how the claims dept handles my case. They said I changed a preference on my EDD account which led them to close out my claim. Any help and getting this cleared up from anybody would be greatly appreciated numbers emails whatever cause the system is sickening. Feb 28, 2022. And it had so i got dressed and went to the bank .Only to find out someone had already with drawed it. 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. Funny that I dont have funds and I cant log in to my online account. Seems alot like an inside job on the banks end. add me please had this bank and closed my account because I had money in my account then they said I didnt and took 580.00 from and put a bunch of fees on my account. All the transactions happened within a 4 week period and I was never notified by BofA. "This is very frustrating for thousands and thousands of recipients of unemployment benefits who have been stripped of their lifeline in the middle of a pandemic," said class action attorney Brian Danitz, a partner at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, the firm filing the suit. So all thru Christmas I falsely accused 2 of my sons of possibly robbing me. Another proposed class action has been filed against Bank of America over its alleged failure to protect the security of debit cards issued to California unemployment benefits recipients. I couldnt believe. Please add me. Never responded to my claims a total of 4800. "They are trying to find the balance between needing to prevent fraud, which we know has pervaded this case from the beginning and getting money back to the people who deserve it," said Ted Mermin, who teaches consumer protection law at Berkeley School of Law and is the Executive Director of the Berkeley Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice. I would love to know how I can participate in this Class Action suit. I called BOA back in October 2020 to let them know that somebody in England had stolen $700 from my account from a grocery store ATM in Birmingham (information was posted on my account showing where the money was taken out). The lawsuit claims Bank of America failed to follow industry security standards and issued "outdated, fraud . They filed my claim again. Just sorrylets see what happens with the claim. Every department that I talked to said that my account is fine and my card should work. Well, that is exactly what they did to me yesterday $720 dollars was taken while I was asleep at home. I just gave up on this bank they stole 2000 from my account and the bank did nothing and closed my account now I am receiving emails stating that my account statement is ready on a card I dont even have I believe the fraudsters are working in the banks and remote workers and stealing peoples identity this bank is garbage. First of all its not their duty to check everyones unemployment that is up to the unemployment commission. Mosson further alleges this lack of communication in the complaint. You wont be able to talk to anyone at unemployment the system will hang-up on you. Mosson says Bank of America handouts debit cards to unemployment claimants that dont have a chip, leaving them exposed to skimming and other methods hackers use to steal private financial data. Today, my Bank of America checking account was frozen. They said 10 business days for the credit while they investigated. What do I do? 1203.00 was stolen from my account and my account frozen by BofA, then reopened, but stolen funds never returned. The class-action lawsuit option is best suited to those homeowners who were wrongfully denied a loan workout. BofA keeps giving me the run around, saying my case is still pending, and its been over 60 days. A class-action lawsuit was filed in federal court in Charlotte. THERE IS DEF VERY SHADY ACTIVITY GOING ON!!! So I called again to verify my identity, so whatever freeze could be removed. I was able to recover all the money I lost just last month with the help of Cryptoshades. I nearly lost my home! Ill join a class action suit against greedy Bank of America any day of the week, just tell me where to sign, I was hacked and found 3 atm withdrawals that I did not make. I called them back and they said that they need to reopen the investigation and could take up to 45 days to resolve. Thus is ridiculous 6,330 was taken out of my account and then to top it off they put my account in negative of standings for 6,330 so everytime I verified and the edd paid me the bank kept and deducted it from the 6,330. stolen from my Bank of America EDD card account. Please reach out. I deserve unemployment and sadly my what little it is, I need it and if your gonna be the middle man(BOA), Id suggest get it together and be accountable for your actions. Just more BS, I continued to recertify every 2 weeks since October and havent received a dime but my UI Online account says that I have been paid its criminal. settlement administrator or your attorney for any updates regarding I still havent received my money. Fraudulent charges Have a question for Michael and the 7 On Your Side team? I went to withdraw my funds and the money was gone. I said that was unacceptable as I need to buy groceries for me and my children and I need to pay bills. Three months in a row funds where transfered with out my approval with I freaked out call Bank of America notify them of this and then the agent told me to file a police report that it would help. . I tried to do several website purchases just to see if it was one particular website malfunctioning. Contact him via (Cryptoshades via yhoo{}COM, I had a very bad experience trading with kingoptionsfxtrade. That card is not a day at Disneyland ! Please add me . Monday morning i called bank of america to see if my edd money had been put into my acct. My portal is showing moneys in there but I can not check my balance so I have no idea if there has been money stolen. Bof A has me running around in circles. 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. The. They said an investigation would be opened and a Provisional credit would be given in 10 days (it should be given immediately). The representative today stated that they now have 45 days to decide whether or not to issue the creditits all a scam, meanwhile we are making arrangements and accruing fees. to resolve my Closed Claim of $2,803 stolen funds. Please tell me how I can join a lawsuit against the Bank to get my money back! BOA IS JUST AS BAD AS THE THIEVES TAKING THE MONEY. In response to this latest class action lawsuit, a Bank of America spokesperson told Law360: We have added thousands of agents to answer phone calls and investigate claims for the areas of the program we are responsible for and, as a result, our average wait time for callers has dropped dramatically. again and again. Read our Newswire Disclaimer. In every city in every state lowlife criminals operate . Its been more than 45 days since my call, NEVER gave my money back that was stolen. Bank of America Faces Another Unemployment Benefits Hack Lawsuit, Bank of America Sued for Failing to Protect Unemployment Insurance Recipients, Nationstar Mortgage Agrees to $91M Settlement with the CFPB, Bank of America Fees Class Action Settlement to Stand, Social Security Disability application & appeal claim review, Abbott baby formula recall lawsuit investigation. Ugh I hate bank of America!!! They denied my claim again because my copy of the ID wasnt clear enough. The next day we got a new card so my husband went to BofA and gave them 3 identifying docs. On February 21, 2021, 1 had $983 stolen off my EDD debit card when I went to buy groceries at a Lucky supermarket. expected to be mailed out. I tried to get my money back and they told EDD that my account was fraudulent and stopped my unemployment benefits. One agent told me hes never heard of anything like this. I had 200 taken from my account.i was suppose to recieve 1000 when i checked 200 was taken ..i live in kentucky.. I called b of a and they put a freeze tracker as they call it. NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) is facing a lawsuit seeking class action status filed on Thursday by two customers who say the bank refused to honor promises to refund . EDD benefits recipient with a Bank of America EDD prepaid debit card (an "EDD cardholder") who went to use their card only to discover that all the money in their Bank of America EDD account ("EDD account")oftentimes, the only money that they had to survivewas suddenly gone. After I left the Bank of America Center I came home and was on the phone for an additional hour and a half with a lady who said that she could reset my card reset everything and it would all be okay an hour later she told me I should receive a new debit card in the mail so now Im without a debit card and I asked her about the zelle transfers I said thats not card related is account number related so it should work right? Instead they gave cards without a chip, just with a magnetic stripe, which is easily subject to fraud," said attorney Brian Danitz who filed the suit. They said theyd issue me a new card. Every claims rep says there is no time limit to when ill get my money back i just have to wait! I paid into the system I'm collecting because I'm out of work and you can't assist me?" After seeing no results by the beginning of March, I contacted one of the state representatives offices and spoke with someone named Jeff Sparks ,who in turn reached out to his contact at Bank of America in an effort to resolve my issue.