CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman has reported on scams throughout his journalistic career. However, in a recent share on social media, he talked about finding himself being targeted by a scammer himself. Through the share, he detailed the lesson he wanted followers to take from what happened.
Matt Gutman Joined CBS News In 2025 After Previously Working For ABC News Programs
As a journalist, Gutman worked for ABC News Radio, joining in 2006. Following this, he would work for a number of programs for the network, including ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, and 20/20.
Last year, it was announced that Gutman would leave ABC for CBS News. He is considered the first major hire by Bari Weiss, who had been installed as CBS News’ editor-in-chief months prior. He has since served as a lead correspondent for 48 Hours and a contributor for 60 Minutes.
Throughout his career, Gutman has reported on scams many times. However, in a recent share on social media, he revealed that he found himself the victim of such a scheme.
In a video post on both X and Instagram, Gutman shared, “I just got SCAMMED: a remarkably sophisticated phone scam that nearly had me pull the entire entirety of funds out of one bank account. Watch to see how it unfolded. And how dangerous it might possibly have been.”
Gutman explained that he recently received a call from someone who claimed to work at Bank of America’s fraud protection unit. Giving him a name and a badge ID, they said people were illegally trying to withdraw money from his account. The caller also claimed that there was a significant amount of fraud activity at the Bank of America location where Gutman was based.
During The Share, Gutman Mused On What Was ‘The Most Scary And The Dangerous Part’
Gutman recalled, “She told me, listen, we think that there are two fraudsters at the bank. They go by these aliases. She gave me the names. And then she said, what we need you to do in order to intercept these fraudsters is to go into the bank and withdraw everything from your bank account, which wasn’t that much money at this point, and take it with you so you have it in cash. And that’ll trigger the fraudsters into action. That’s how we’ll be able to catch them.”
Gutman claimed that he started following these instructions before realizing what was going on. Considering his line of work, the irony wasn’t lost on him as he shared, “I am a journalist, and I’ve done scam stories so many times throughout my career and I came so close to falling for it.”
As Gutman continued, “Now, the most scary and the dangerous part is that I would have been walking around with thousands of dollars in cash at a place known to those scammers because they directed me to my local bank branch. And I was told that this happens all the time. And then they either rob your car or they rob you.”
Taking what happened as a learning moment, Gutman felt that it is important to remember that you aren’t always as savvy as you think you are. He also thanked the Los Angeles Police Department and Bank of America for helping him avoiding a bigger “disaster.”
I just got SCAMMED: a remarkably sophisticated phone scam that nearly had me pull the entire entirety of funds out of one bank account. Watch to see how it unfolded. And how dangerous it might possibly have been.
Huge shout out to the @lapdhq and the folks at the @bankofamerica… pic.twitter.com/y17xohZcBz
— Matt Gutman (@CBSMATTGUTMAN) July 10, 2026
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