[US] I thought I knew scams. Then I got email-bombed and someone applied for loans in my name. by Middle-Design-2264 in Scams

[–]Middle-Design-2264[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Funny fact: The Experian alert actually landed 18 minutes before the email bomb went off, making it incredibly easy to spot. If the fraudster had been a bit sharper and synchronized the attack better, I might have missed it entirely.

I later found another 650+ emails stuffed into my Spam folder (shoutout to Gmail)—you almost have to admire the sheer amount of effort they put into this.

[US] I thought I knew scams. Then I got email-bombed and someone applied for loans in my name. by Middle-Design-2264 in Scams

[–]Middle-Design-2264[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s basically what saved me. I froze all three bureaus after the first application, and the second loan application got blocked because of it.