There are new warnings about cybercriminals draining people’s retirement accounts after a Madison woman lost tens of thousands of dollars when someone stole her identity.
Senior director for the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group Ed Mierzwinski says in some cases, the financial institutions push back on reimbursing the money.
Protect yourself by checking on your account balance regularly, have a difficult password and never provide information over the phone by someone claiming to represent your financial institution.
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