Harden Your Pension or Retirement Account

Make any future attempt much harder — and check related identity exposure.

What to do

Switch the fund and linked email to authenticator-app 2FA (avoid SMS where possible)
Change the linked email and phone if they were the entry point
Set 'verbal password' / 'no transactions over the phone' rules on the fund where supported
Place a credit freeze and report identity theft to your national authority (IDCARE / FTC / Action Fraud)
Notify the tax authority — pension-fund compromise often pairs with tax-refund fraud

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