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San Francisco (CNN Business)Robert Ross was sitting in his San Francisco home office in October 2018 when he noticed the bars on his phone had disappeared and he had no cell coverage. A few hours later, he had lost $1 million.
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Verizon is my carrier so I'm looking into Port Freeze and how to get it for my cell phone. Hackers can get your information so quickly it's scary. I've had my credit card account used several times in Florida and I have not even been there. I did not have enough money available so it was flagged on the first or second transaction. I was sent a message that a transaction was done and denied so I got another card right away. Three months later it was hacked again in Florida. Another new card was issued. A few months later a different card account was used for a transaction in Florida. I asked the bank how can this keep happening. They said there are so many ways that people can do this that they could not even guess how
Unfortunately there are people who hack and steal peoples information for a living and think its no big deal. Since technology has advanced which is great but it also gives those people a lot more opportunity to hack into phones and computers. As the people on the other end all we can do is be cautious what we buy and where we buy it from, don't sign up for suspicious deals on websites, and DO NOT click on those pop up ads saying you won a free trip to Hawaii and they just need your credit card number.
I agree Gabby. I'm always getting emails on I've one something and they (whoever these people are) are getting ready to ship it to me. be very careful and do not respond.
@gabriellemrasiectskin-com Gabby, you are well informed. It is all too easy to get taken advantage of.
@deborah Debbie, we are fortunate that our banks and credit card companies help protect us against fraudulent purchases. I think I was 19 and I had a large charge on my credit card that I didn't make. I was devastated thinking that I would be responsible for paying. I called to report my card number as stolen and they removed the unauthorized charge. That was the best feeling knowing that my credit card company was there to protect me.
I agree with both of you. It is a terribly helpless feeling when fraud happens. It can ruin the credit of people. It can take years for people to get back on their feet. There are so many ways that this fraud can occur it is scary to think about