as contacted about Evans' case but has not responded. The bank's general advice for these types of scams is to report it to the bank, consider changing accounts and maintain documentation.

 It's frustrating. Fraud is very real. I'm learning this the hard way. It was a scam,  Evans said.

She added,  I unfortunately got caught in a scam that I was unaware of. I reached out to them to prevent a check from going through. I felt like I'm paying the consequences. 

Evans said she plans to take the additional step of reporting the scam to police. She has also opened an account at another bank to receive her Social Security disability payments going forward.