PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — The Trinity Mustangs will have a new season coming soon.
“A lot of conditioning is needed. It’s hard,” Brooks Gigantelli said.
Player Matthew Glennon said: “I’ve been for seven years. Football is my passion. “
But while they are training, Mustang technical director Daniel Gigantelli is facing a crisis.
“I’m just not happy for them. It’s a shame that other people have to bypass youth soccer organizations to borrow money,” Gigantelli said.
The Mustangs, a youth organization in West Pasco County, say they were victims of a hacker who tricked them with a text message alerting them to fraud.
They say they responded to what appeared to be a valid Bank of America phone number that turned out to be cloned. When they called, they gave a verification code that allowed the hackers to access their account and borrow $9,000.
“His first idea is for all those little kids and it means we still have the order of the shirts to position and what am I going to do? How am I going to give those young people their shirts? How are we going to pay the rent for the shirts? shirts? land,” Gigantelli said.
While they wait to see the effects of the Bank Of America fraud investigation, they have introduced a Go Fund Me page which you can access by clicking here.
They say local businesses have already made donations and other football organizations have come forward to lend them the money they want to continue.
Bank of America has a long list of potential scams to watch out for.
It claims that scammers may call pretending to be from the fraud department, thus spoofing valid numbers. It warns consumers to be careful before granting access to their account to someone or downloading unknown apps for troubleshooting.
The bank says there’s not much they can do to help you get your cash back if you authorize a transfer, even if it’s fraudulent.
“It’s not those children’s fault. That’s why we adults want to temporarily find a solution to this situation,” Gigantelli said.
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