In each case, the fraudulent caller represented himself as either a “corporate officer" or law enforcement and directed the employees to remove money from the business safes and purchase debit cards due to what he described as “counterfeit money” cases.
The caller told the employees their respective business owner was aware of the situation and that they were pre-authorized to cooperate with his instructions.
The employees both eventually carried out the instructions and supplied the scammer with the pin numbers for the loaded debit cards.
Business owners should talk to their employees about this scam and if anyone has received similar calls, contact law enforcement immediately.