Earlier today I became the victim of a remote job scam that ended with the scammer getting ahold of my SSN, photos of my state ID and debit card, my address, and my bank routing and account numbers. I didn't realize I was being scammed until after they asked for my online banking credentials.
Part of the scam involved using a service called ID.me to "verify my credentials" which they tricked me into doing on an account they had control over.
After realizing i was scammed, and freaking out, I contacted my bank and opened a new account and closed the old one, and froze the old debit card. I then froze my credit at the big 3, and innovis, chexsystems, and LexisNexis. I locked my SSN on E-Verify. I filed with the FTC and am going to file a report with the police, and call SSA's fraud hotline tomorrow.
I can't get a IRS ID pin because the online service uses ID.me, and all my info is on an account I don't control and they don't allow duplicates. I replied 'N' to the text ID.me sent me and got a reply back saying their account has been suspended, but I don't know if that's true and I still can't have my info verified on my own ID.me account, I've sent a support ticket and am awaiting a response.
Posting this here because anxiety sucks and I still think there's more I can/should do, please let me know if there's anything I can do right now. If possible I'd like to also know how long I'm going to need to deal with the consequences of having my personal information phished. EDIT: They also got my cell phone provider.
Submitted August 09, 2022 at 10:12PM by Megaxlex https://ift.tt/LEJVqBu
