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Story summary
- Scammers exploit publicly available personal information to target victims and make their attacks more convincing.
- They gather data from people search sites, property records, and court filings to impersonate banks or family members.
- They use these details to create believable scenarios to extract money, such as a grandchild in trouble.
- To combat this, individuals can search their names on data broker sites, request opt-outs, and consider automated data removal services.
