PRAIRIEVILLE - A sophisticated banking scam involving Chase Bank and Zelle has been making headlines for several years. It recently cost one Ascension Parish woman $1,900.

Tara Warrior was duped by someone who claimed to be helping her stop a fraudulent payment when, in reality, they were the ones stealing her money. It all started with a text message.

The message was from a five-digit number and claimed to be from Chase Bank. It read: "CHASE BANK N.A.: Did you attempt a (ZELLE) payment for ($2,000) Reply (YES) if this was you. If this was not you reply (NO) and a call will be sent to you shortly thank you."

Warrior was at work when she saw the message. She typed "no" and hit send.

"Seconds later, my phone rang, it was Chase Bank," she said.

Or so she thought. The caller ID showed it

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