Shingle by shingle, Kris Markiewicz built a business of eco-friendly roofing tiles. In February of last year, Markiewicz says he became the victim of a crime that took a hit on his company. It started when he couldn’t log into his business’ online banking account.
According to Markiewicz, he immediately called Chase Bank and learned it had blocked a $20,000 wire transfer. He says he never initiated the transfer and doesn’t have wire transfers set up on his account.
After he got his login information straightened out, Markiewicz says he logged into his Chase Bank account and saw another wire transfer for $23,000. The small business owner says he called Chase Bank again and was told it could take up to five days to investigate.
Markiewicz was confident the $23,000 wire would be stopped. But according to him, Chase Bank closed the case later that day and he was out the money.
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