I was trying to call Paypal Credit to say I did not try to open a new credit account with them, in response to what I now think was a phishing letter. In calling I transpose[Removed. Phone #s not permitted] which was number given to me by PayPal through a message, and accidentally dialed 4691 for last four digits. The phone call was answered by the usual machine reply stuff then a person with a foreign accent came on and asked for all of my verification information- address , full name, phone number. I was in a rush to go to work and didn’t think too much of them asking me to spell everything. Then they asked for a credit card so they could give me a “verification code.” This was where my hurry to leave made me blunder and although it seemed a bit funny I gave them a debit card number. Then they asked me to repeat it to a machine. Stupid, I know. Once I did that the phone call ended, I did not get a verification code, and I realized it wasn’t right. So I called my bank and cancelled my card immediately.
It was by coincidence that I looked up the number on google and saw an issue with it, then realized I transposed the 2 numbers, and then saw someone on Twitter saying the same thing happened to them. I don’t want others to have the same issue I did! I do have a credit freeze placed on the three major credit reporting companies. Is there anything else I should do to protect my identity?
