Phishing for SSN in a Craigslist rental scam

A reddit report about a phishing scam that cost someone Amount not specified. Learn how to avoid falling victim.

I just got scammed through Craigslist. I was looking for a house to rent and came upon this. They reached out to me and said that to start the process, they would need to do a credit and background check. I was not suspecting anything, they sent me a link which I forgot to look closely and clicked it. It redirected me to a site where I entered my name and email after entering it then redirected me to another site which is official. I created an account and signed up for a subscription. I entered my SSN since it was needed for a credit score check. And they sent me two extra links after that which were the same, a risky link that then redirects me to official ones. Since then I have reported to FTC, frozen all my credit across 3 bureaus, I will also dispute all transactions and have canceled all subscriptions. Is there anything else I should be worried about? Is my SSN saved?

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Hover over links to see the actual URL before clicking

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Verify sender email addresses carefully - scammers use similar domains

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Contact companies directly using official phone numbers

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