Teen Falls for Banking Screenshare Scam

A reddit report about a phishing scam that cost someone $950.0. Learn how to avoid falling victim.

Disclaimer: yes, I know I'm an idiot. Scammer calls and says this is [my bank] fraud department, here to help because someone has ALL your bank information. We're gonna FaceTime, and we're gonna need you to share your screen. I log into my bank stuff. They got all that info. They tell me to use CashApp. Around here I end up stupidly giving the last four digits of my social security number. Nice! To transfer the money, it doesn't work. Try PayPal. Try Apple Wallet (should've been getting suspicious here!). End up using my online banking service to send $950 to my "new Jane Doe account that we've generated." There is a happy ending though: when my mom got home (yes, I'm 17 and I fell for this) she of course realized I got scammed bad. All my money was still in the account, YAY! So we transferred it over to her account. Changed all my usernames and passwords. Have to call the fraud department tomorrow and wear the "I'm a big dumb dumb" T-shirt to the nice phone lady. So... if you're 17 like me or any age and just susceptible, don't ever share your phone screen over FaceTime!!!! I feel so dumb. I am not usually a dumb person. Any tips on how to stay safer and more aware about security? Or is this just a lesson well learned for a really naive kid?

🛡️ How to Protect Yourself

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Check for spelling errors and poor grammar in emails

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Use two-factor authentication on all accounts

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Hover over links to see the actual URL before clicking

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