Joshua 9:23 Now therefore you are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
The following therefore are concrete, practical steps you could take to try and preempt the unfortunate situation from happening. The instructions are not a 100% guarantee but they are the very least that you can, and should do, wherever possible. [1] If you get an urgent call from someone you do not know and the caller presses you on some urgent matter that needs redress right away, that usually is a red flag that should put you on alert for these scammers.
Especially if they claim to be calling from your bank or other financial institution, and are requesting the most sensitive information such as checking account numbers, credit card numbers, driver’s license, and social security numbers. Your financial institution already has those numbers and it is very unlikely that they will request them. If in doubt, hang up and call the 1-800 number on the back of your card, but under no circumstances must anyone give out personal sensitive data to unknown individuals.
[2] Beware of tactics such as urgency, where you are pressured to act immediately, in order to avoid an arrest, or to stop additional fraud from happening. It might be better to be arrested, than to have all your information in the hands of these scammers, being sold on the dark web. [3] Beware of suggestions to keep the matter secret such as not telling you bank, or even your spouse or other family members of the issue.
Job 15:31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!