A Boardman woman was scammed out of thousands of dollars through a phone scheme.

According to the report, the victim received a text message from a number claiming to be "Huntington Bank Fraud" on July 18. The text asked if she had approved a sign in to her online banking with the option to reply yes, no or help.

Police say she texted "help" to the number and received a call from an man claiming to be with Huntington Bank Fraud.

During the phone call, the victim was convinced to transfer $8,000 between her Huntington accounts because of a disputed transaction.

She received several calls over the next few days instructing her to send money through Zelle to the man's "senior advisor" to clear up the issue.

Following the Zelle payments, the victim received a fraud alert email from Huntington Bank. She became suspicious and realized that she had been scammed.

According to the report, the victim lost about $6,000.