Steps to Take to Protect Yourself
- Immediately contact your financial institution and explain what transpired
- Do not leave out details – be honest and forthcoming about the situation so your FI may assist you in attempting to recover funds
- If you provided your OLM password, change that as soon as possible. In the meantime, you may want to have your account frozen for your own protection
- Contact the FTC to follow the steps provided to protect yourself from identity theft
- Cut off all contact with the scammer! Block them on everything!