They tried to fly, From My Life Insurance!

Well, it finally happened. Someone in the vastness of the Internet was able to get my information and use it to try to fraudulently withdraw money from my account. But it was not the normal type of fraud. This was a person who contacted an insurance company where I had my life insurance policies.

These fraudsters have managed to change the mailing address on all policies and e-mail the company had registered. Because these are permanent policies they had accumulated substantial monetary value over the years. So the next day they asked the loan values ​​and discount on both policies.

He just so happen that I was reviewing these policies just days after the request was made when I noticed the changes and contacted the company to ask what had happened. The company said demand for change has come through the phone call, but I told them it was not me.

Examine your most often you have been political. This is a new and disturbing direction to fraud.

When I contacted the company, they advised me the changes were reversed and that the incident was handed over to their fraud department. If I had not been diligent in my policy reviews, and too much time has elapsed since the occurrence of fraud, substantial cash value would have been lost to this attacker.

Oh, I'm sure the company would have covered any potential loss, but the emotional effect would have been important.

So, here's my point. Examine your most often you have been political. This is a new and disturbing direction to fraud, which may delay the date of the event until you are notified in writing or by e-mail or at all.

We read about hacking private information from companies like Target and Experian. It is only a matter of time before someone out there is trying to use this data to their gain and your loss. Be diligent in protecting and revision all your financial account.