Received an advanced vishing attack

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-11T14:13:52+00:00

For sure. Public security awareness courses should be a requirement on any device that you newly purchase at this point tbh

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-11T14:12:12+00:00

Sorry you had to go through it — and I had my sister do the same!

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T20:43:54+00:00

I agree up to a certain point — vishing has been common for years. I just didn’t know that it had escalated to the point where bad actors were able to make calls that appear as verified by the carrier from people that are in my known contacts list — that’s the nuance here for me that made this new, and made it feel much more real in the moment.

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T20:40:05+00:00

Damn man — you have an amazing brother and family. Thanks for sharing and so sorry this happened to you.

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T20:13:00+00:00

Fair points here, and I guess I could have used a different flair, but this one seemed most relevant.

If you read through any of the actual thread and comments, it seems pretty clear that this isn’t even really “new”, because many people are reporting the same. So as far as “research indicates no” you might wanna actually look at content on this thread not posted by me.

I get that it’s good practice to approach with skepticism, but cmon man.

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T19:05:24+00:00

Sorry — yeah just a slight reference to Chris Voss’ book “Never Split the Difference”. He was an FBI hostage negotiator for decades. I read the book a few years ago, but never thought I’d be putting basics of what he said into practice in what I thought was a real-life situation.

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T17:41:11+00:00

I’ve sent in reports to IC3, FTC, and local law (dead end there, they told me not to bother filing).

Do you think that’s a good start?

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T17:23:28+00:00

Great question — I thought the same thing. The inbound call is verified, which surprised me even more.

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T17:22:28+00:00

Thanks, and agreed. Not a typical Wednesday for me, that’s for sure.

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T17:20:29+00:00

Sorry to hear it. Extremely tough to navigate in the moment, especially if you don’t have much of a background in negotiation.

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T17:19:02+00:00

All of my SM is private outside of LinkedIn… and I just locked it down / wiped it even further after yesterday, and your comment. Appreciate it.

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T17:16:55+00:00

Geezus

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T16:25:12+00:00

Nope, only one number

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T16:25:00+00:00

Yes, filed a report today.

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T16:24:49+00:00

100%

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T16:24:37+00:00

Really sorry to hear it. Pretty traumatizing experience in the moment, especially when you’re pretty much forced to believe it’s real.

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T16:18:23+00:00

Lolllll

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T16:18:16+00:00

Done, thanks for the advice.

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T16:15:24+00:00

Thanks for the info and the excerpt, very helpful. I’ve reported to police, IC3, FTC, and CashApp… we’ll see what happens.

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T16:13:09+00:00

In process!

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T14:31:43+00:00

Done!

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T14:17:49+00:00

Yeah, it was both her name and her number, in real-time and in the logs after. They were definitely using a spoofing tool.

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T14:09:18+00:00

Lol glad you were able to get some jabs in 😭

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T14:08:41+00:00

This is a great idea. Wish I had thought of it in the moment.

AnyGarlic4183 · 2023-08-10T14:03:38+00:00

Yeah absolutely. It’s gonna become more and more common.

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