brun
Footballguy
I mentioned in another thread that my bank account was hacked. This happens to people more often than I thought previously. So, I thought I'd share in case it happens to anyone here.
a Monday
I logged into my bank account and it shows a negative balance. I stare at the screen in confusion, log out, log in again, log out, log in. I look at the transactions and see several bogus ones over 3-4 weeks. Reality hits. I'm porked. This is my main account. I think, oh ####, oh ####, no, no, no, $30k gone!
I call the bank office in the town I live. I talk to a guy who seems way too calm. He says there are 2 ways to do this; I call a special number or I go into the bank. I call the number. I'm in the queue, looks like I'm not alone. After waiting a minute, I decide to leave work and drive (too distracted and too fast) to the nearest bank branch. Arrive safely.
Talking to another calm guy. He wants to talk about the ways that this can be prevented. I let him know that it's fine if he wants to lecture me on what I should have done differently, but there are other things I'd like to take care of first.
Gotta go to work. Will update when I get a chance.
Probably take a few post to complete.
a Monday
I logged into my bank account and it shows a negative balance. I stare at the screen in confusion, log out, log in again, log out, log in. I look at the transactions and see several bogus ones over 3-4 weeks. Reality hits. I'm porked. This is my main account. I think, oh ####, oh ####, no, no, no, $30k gone!
I call the bank office in the town I live. I talk to a guy who seems way too calm. He says there are 2 ways to do this; I call a special number or I go into the bank. I call the number. I'm in the queue, looks like I'm not alone. After waiting a minute, I decide to leave work and drive (too distracted and too fast) to the nearest bank branch. Arrive safely.
Talking to another calm guy. He wants to talk about the ways that this can be prevented. I let him know that it's fine if he wants to lecture me on what I should have done differently, but there are other things I'd like to take care of first.
Gotta go to work. Will update when I get a chance.
Probably take a few post to complete.
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