I woke up this morning to an alert from my bank. I had "suspicious activity" to review. Apparently a Zelle transfer for $1,200 to a new cell number had appeared.I'm very grateful the bank caught it and put a hold on it until they heard from me. Not only do I not know anyone named Thao in Colorado, I currently only have $820.95 in my account.
As Chase's fraud department and I went through recent account activity, it seems someone tried to set up an Apple Pay account and abandoned the effort. No, it was not me.
I had to change my username and password, as well as the password on the email account connected to my bank account.
Upon reading my travails of yesterday (post below), Country Dew wondered if I wouldn't rather pay "with a chicken and a loaf of bread." That does seem attractive, doesn't it? I also now long for landline phones with rotary dials and checks with a cashier checking the signature. For while all this progress makes my life easier, it also leaves me more vulnerable.
Hi Gal. I am so glad that your bank sent you an alert and you stopped the fraud. So troubling and frustrating.
ReplyDeleteI have been a victim of fraud a number of times. I have been able to resolve it each time, but so much work. This digital age has been good in some ways and a nightmare in others. Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteWhen the bad people get a hold of other's accounts, it makes for a lot of work and worry. It shouldn't be so easy, but it is, even if I don't know how they do it. I'm glad you had the fraud alerts set up.
ReplyDeleteI've read that Zelle has frequent cyber security issues. Sorry it is your turn!
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