WILDWOOD, Nov. 13, 2026 — A Wildwood police officer stopped a phone scam at a bank last month before a customer handed a large sum of cash to a courier, the Wildwood Police Department said.
The officer was on a routine walk-through of a bank in the city at about 1:31 p.m. Oct. 30 when he was alerted to a customer in a suspicious situation, police said.
The customer had gotten a call from someone claiming to be an investigator with the FDIC. The caller said the bank's employees were under investigation for fraud and that the customer's account had been compromised. Saying it was part of that investigation, the caller told the customer to withdraw a large sum of money and wait for a courier to pick it up.
The officer recognized it as a scam and stepped in before any money changed hands. Bank staff also found an unauthorized transfer between the customer's accounts and secured the account.
A rideshare driver who arrived to collect the package showed officers paperwork saying he had been sent to pick up medical supplies. Police confirmed his account and let him go. The investigation is ongoing.
Watch for these calls
Police are urging residents to be wary of callers who claim to represent a government agency or a bank, especially ones who tell them to withdraw cash, hide transactions or hand money to a courier. Anyone who thinks they have been targeted should contact their bank and local police.
The department credited the officer's quick action and said the case shows the value of family members reporting suspicious circumstances and of police and bank staff working together.
