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Background: My email account's password was stolen on July 31, 2021 by someone using a computer that I didn't recognize. It took me 3 days to figure out how to secure my email account. A**** other vital data, it contained all my usernames and passwords-- many of those site's accounts had the same username and password as my email account's (foolish me! :) ). The thief used my email account's password to get my bank account's username. The thief tried to log into my bank account this morning (probably to drain all my accounts) but was unsuccessful. That's when I got the scam phone call twice.

When my phone rang, my caller ID said it was from Meridian ID. When I answered, a stern, un-American male voice came on saying that he was from the Federal Reserve, that they had detected illegal activity on my bank account, that they were opening up a criminal case on me, and demanded that I press 1 to continue. When I pressed 1, a male ****ese voice came on and asked for my first, middle and last names. I then ***g up.