The same contacts will surface as 'recovery experts' within weeks.
What to do
- Tighten privacy on the apps they used (DM-from-strangers off, profile not public)
- Sign up for ScamSmart / Scamwatch / IC3 alerts for follow-up patterns
- Rotate the email and phone-number you used to register on the scam platform
- Expect 'recovery agent' approaches and never pay any up-front fee to recover stolen funds
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Jordan DicksonFounder, CyberSecurityGuides
Founder of CyberSecurityGuides, writing practical, jargon-free guides that help everyday people recover from and protect against online attacks.
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