My Stepmom Smiled About Our “Secure Household.” Hours Later, the Bank Flagged a Family Fraud Attempt.

enabled two-factor authentication on every account, added verbal passphrases for phone verification. I flagged my credit report for monitoring. The bank representative walked me through each step like she’d done this many times for other people in similar situations.

“You did the right thing by acting quickly,” she said. “Many people wait too long continue reading …