Beware of phishing scam

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28. My MIL was caught in a scam and we recommended

That she watch that movie.

Unfortunately she had already given them access to her computer and “verified” her SSN with the scammers by the time she called us in a panic. She’s still recovering accounts, etc. Seems they got her identity, acct info, investment info, but they hadn’t actually taken any of her money yet, although she swore it looked like it. The bank said her accts weren’t touched yet and they set up new accts for her BUT wouldn’t give her remote/online access until she could prove all of her electronics/computers were scrubbed. The scammers had her go to a page that she said “showed” money flying out of her accounts and an automatic recurring monthly payment set up for $2k from her retirement savings account.

If she had done what we advised (hubby and I are both in IT), which was trash the initial email and actually use her known secure link to log into her accounts to check their status, she would have been fine.

Stay safe! We helped her set up 2-factor authentication on all her accounts, and put a lock on her credit accounts.