Our home sale proceeds were were sent to a used car dealer in Queens, NY due to business email compromise. This case also elements of forgery, honest services fraud, impersonation of a public official to name a few issues.
If this is a reputable bank, I'd have to imagine by now it has conducted an investigatin, fired those involved and notified its fidelity insurance carrier of the criminal act. If so, I'm sure the insurer is simply conducting its own investigateion before it returns your funds to the bank. If the bank doesnt return your money soon, you should probalby have a lawyer call on your behalf. Would be happy to discuss with you further.
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