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pj67coll · #2 08-31-2018, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Grzpdlr

Got a strange call from one of the places I have investments. The lady, who I know, called and ask if I would send her a copy of my driver’s license. She said they were about to wire the funds to the lady in Michigan but the signature on the request didn't look like my signature. I said I hadn't requested any funds to which she said it was for the lady that had just lost her husband and she and I had been emailing back and forth about it for several days. I said I had received no emails from her in the last couple of weeks. She then sent me a test email which I did not receive. She then sent me another email from her private account on another server and it did come through. This is a large investment firm. My question is, who has been hacked, me or them or both? Also, yesterday, we got word of fraudulent charges on my wife's American Express. Coincidence?

My guess is they were hacked. Also the Amex problem is not likely co-incidence. People have no idea how unsecure their electronic presence is these days. I just had to go thru the rigamarole of cancelling my Ameex card, getting a new one, wiping my PC and completly rebuilding it, and changing all my passwords because someone got a hold of my Amex card info and charged over a thousand dollars to it. I'm hoping to reach a point where I'm no longer using CC's for anything.

- Peter.