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I received a message on my cell phone that $224,08 was placed through my ApplePay account. If you did not authorise this , then please contact our team at 8444993127. I called that number to say I don't have an ApplePay account, and I didn't know why I received this message. I was told my bank had approved the tranactions, but since this transaction had just occured they would cancel it. Next I was told that another transaction for $1,499.00 had been approved by my bank. I said that I hadn't approved that transaction. They transfered me to Troy Miller, Employee #NC170181. Mr. Miller explained this was a scam and he would try to help me. His title was Deputy Inspector General of the Federal Trade Commission. He told me I would need to take $1,500.00 out of my Bank and buy Wal Mart visa cards in $500.00 increments, give him the number on the cards and these amounts would be deposited into an account to trace the person using my account. I asked how I would be reimbursed and was told I would receive a check for $1,500.00 within 24 hours. I purchased two gift cards from the Brimfield Wal Mart and one $500.00 gift card from the Arlington Wal Mart. The Arlington WI could not do thatal Mart sold me a Vanilla Visa gift card. Mr. Miller told me that was the wrong type of Visa card. He wanted me to return or exchange it for the right type of Visa card. The Brimfield Wal Mart agent told me she couldn't exchange, return or refund me my money for this card. I explained this to Mr. Miller, then he wanted me to purchase another Visa card. I told him I wouldn't return to Wal Mart a fourth time. I beg him to return or refund my money from the three Visa card. He told me I would receive a check today. That is when I realized I had been scammed. My $1,500.00 was gone and either I wasn't going to receive a refund or I would receive a worthless check. I know there is probably nothing you can do to help me. I also called my bank, Chase, and reported the scam. I was told there was nothing they could do, since I had willing withdrawn the money from my bank. If possible can you cathch these frauds or at least warn other people with limited income to be aware of scams like this.