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Originally Posted by Wormius
You didn’t mention them giving out their banking info before. That all seems like a giant red flag for most people.
I don’t see a lot of the “go public” type shows talking about younger adults falling for these scams. Obviously there’s a reason why you hear about “grandson is in jail and needs itunes gift cards for bail” scams and not “grandpa is in jail and needs spotify gift cards to be released”.
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My mother didn't actually give them banking info but it's a common theme with these types of scams. My mother is usually very diligent and my father never deals with this stuff ever. She screwed up and provided acct info, email and confirmed address which is way more than she should have when she is usually savvier.
Thankfully I got ahold of it right away and am taking precautions. My original gear grinder still stands in that corporate security, laws, security agencies, consumers, consumer protection, government leaders and law enforcement should all do a much better job and trying to prevent and recover losses as much as possible.
There should be more action for foreign actors who use Canada as a safe haven for this and harsher penalties for people who do these type of associated crime on Canadian soil.