with our nbc news investigation. wells fargo has faced steep fines in the past for fraudulent accounts opened without customers consent. now, there are new claims of accounts at the bank being made in people s names without their knowing it. here s erin mclaughlin. reporter: long-time forensic accountant jay patterson says he was alarmed when in june 2022 he received a wells fargo bank statement. the problem, he s never banked at wells fargo. it was horrifying. reporter: more than a month later, patterson received confirmation the fraudulent account was closed per his request, but its origins remain a mystery, and through his own investigation, he learned fraudsters tried to transfer out thousands of dollars the account never had. whoever did that had my name and social security number. the date of birth was wrong and the driver s license information was wrong. and how did that make you feel? invaded. reporter: experts say this appears to be
Wells Fargo Has a New Fake-Account Scandal (and a $1 8 Billion Headache)
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