GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - CONSUMER FIRST ALERT is following up on a local woman who lost $19,000 to scammers in what investigators say is a growing an increasingly sophisticated crime.

We’re getting fresh insight from the Ashwaubenon Public Safety fraud investigator who’s working her case. He has an important warning everyone needs to hear to protect their money.

“It’s actually kind of scary it’s happening in the Green Bay area,” Jill Dougherty said.

She showed us the text that sent her into a spiral in September when it appeared her bank was asking if she attempted to sign into her account with a new device in Miami.

She responded no, and a reply said a specialist would reach out. Minutes later, she got a call from someone claiming to be from Wells Fargo, who told her she needed to m

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