Britt Ignored Her Bank Account
and It Went Away

Just because you’re not checking your bank account doesn’t mean no one else is.


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Britt was starting a new career and between jobs, so there was no money coming in and she stopped checking her bank balances for a while. When she finally did take a look, a substantial piece of her nest egg had vanished. We find out where it went and how the theft may have gone down.

Even people with excellent cyber hygiene can still have a blind spot that leaves them vulnerable, ourselves included. We talk about that too, and in this week’s Tin Foil Swan we explain why retirement accounts are a tempting target and what you can do to protect them.

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About the Hosts

Adam Levin is the former Director of Consumer Affairs for the State of New Jersey, serial entrepreneur and author of Swiped, which he wrote with his sidekick, writer and cyber mensch, Beau Friedlander. With expert commentary from Travis “Here’s What Actually Happened” Taylor, the show gets everything sorted out—or not—but either way you’re going to have a great time. Something weird happen to you? We’ve got your back.

Credits

What the Hack with Adam Levin is a production of Loud Tree Media and is produced by Andrew Steven and Beau Friedlander.

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