Funnily enough, a fraudster had attempted to get into my bank account a few days before, so I clicked on the link and checked it looked legitimate (which it did).
I entered in my email address and password and clicked… and realised I’d made a basic error.
Looking at the website, it exactly mirrored PayPal down to the design, layout and fields you fill in.
But it was a con. I knew I’d made a mistake straight away (and failed to follow my own advice!) .
In my defence, I was busy and tired and not paying attention. But in one click, I’d compromised many online accounts.
I spent a very sweary three hours going through my online accounts changing all my passwords – just in case. That will teach me. The point is, anyone can fall for a well-crafted scam.
Here’s a reminder of the top text and email scams doing the rounds.
Texts from banks, credit card companies or online payment services
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