The last couple of weeks have been horrendous. I was hacked and almost scammed out of all the money I had in my bank savings account. Thankfully my bank fraud team saved me from myself, and all my funds are still in tact. However, this episode created a  lot of worry and work: changing checking and savings account numbers, getting a new debit card, and notifying all my contacts who need those numbers for deposits to or debits from my accounts. It's almost two weeks and I still haven't finished that task. I also brought my computer guy in to clean any related stuff off my computers and do an anti-virus scan. The thing that bothers me the most is how stupid I was to allow this to happen although my bank told me that it happens all the time. They said people of my generation are too nice. We should be hanging up on people who we suspect - don't even answer one of their questions. Just hang up.   Great advice. I think I've learned my lesson. I'm sure I won't let it happen to me … [Read more...]