How to Protect Yourself. Part 2

This follows on from last week’s post, Four Signs they’re Dirty, Rotten Scammers. This is the “after” post for those poor, sucked-in folks like me, who find they’ve been scammed.

“It’s the Wild, Wild West out there,” said my eldest sister, a lawyer living in London. With her guidance, and a lot of time spent on Google, and the Consumer Affairs website, we figured out the basic steps that need to be taken to stop these criminals from taking your details and using them to damage your credit rating, ‘or in other ways potentially ruining your life’ as my sister put it.

These are the steps you need to take to protect your “personal identity details,” as well as your credit rating.

*Number One:

*Financial:

~ The Bank ~ First and foremost, tell your bank you’ve been scammed.

You need:

*suspension of all internet banking.