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REVOLUTnSCAMMEDnANDnPASSPORTSnGONEnREVOLUT JUST HANDEDnYOURnREVOLUT SCAMMEDnANDnPASSPORTS GONEnYOUR PASSPORT,nLICENSE, AND A YEARnOF BANK STATEMENTS,nAND NOBODYnHAD TO HACK THEMnTO GET IT.nTHAT'S THE BITnTHAT ISnAMAZING IN THISnSTORY.nNOBODY BROKEnAPP.nNOBODY CRACKED YOURnSOMEONE SENTnAN EMAILnTO BE A GOVERNMENTnAGENCY,nAND ITnWAS CONVINCING ENOUGH THATnBANK JUST WENT,nOKAY,nAND SENTnOVERnWILLINGLY.nNOW,nTHE EMAILnFROM A REALnGOVERNMENTnSO IT SAILED THROUGHnEVERY CHECKnTHAT REVOLUTnFAKES.nTHOSE CHECKS,nTHEY ONLY PROVEnTHE DOMAIN ISnREAL.nTHEY DON'T PROVEnTHAT THE PERSONnUSING IT IS ACTUALLYnMEANT TO BE THERE.nSOMEONE HADnINTO AN UNAUTHORIZEDnMAILBOXnON THATnGOVERNMENT DOMAIN,nWENT AND ASKEDnDATAnLIKE THEY HAD EVERYnRIGHTnRIGHT TO HAVE IT,nAND REVOLUT,nTHEY BELIEVEDnTHEM.nSO WHAT WENT?nFULL NAMES,nDATES OF BIRTH,nHOMEnHOME ADDRESSES, PASSPORTnDRIVING LICENSEnSCANS,nTHE VERIFICATIONnTOOK WHENnACCOUNT STATEMENTS,nAND A FULL YEARnOF TRANSACTIONnHISTORY,nBITCOIN INCLUDED,nAND ALL OF IT HASnJUST GONE STRAIGHTnOUT THE DOOR.nNOW, REVOLUT'SnIS THAT YOUR MONEYnIS SAFEnAND YOUR FACEnTHE BIOMETRICnWASN'T TOUCHED.nBUT IF SOMEONE'SnGOT YOUR PASSPORTnPHOTOnAND A YEARnSPENDING HABITS, THEYnYOURnYOUR MONEY YET.nTHEY NEEDn30 SECONDS WITHnPHONE SOUNDING EXACTLY LIKEnYOUR BANK,nEVERYTHINGnEVERYTHING REQUIREDnTO NOWnOFF.nAND THISnWORRYnEVERY SINGLE BANK,nAND EVERYnID WHEN YOUnTHEYnTHEY ALL RUNnON THE SAME KINDnREAL DOMAINnMEANSnREAL REQUEST.nYEAH, OKAY.nTHAT TRUST ISnWHAT JUST GOT USEDnSOnIF YOUnREVOLUT,nNOT JUST REVOLUT,nANYONE,nWATCH FOR CALLSnTHAT SOUNDnMUTCH ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT,nAND IF IT FEELSnOFF,nSAY,nCALL YOU BACK,nHANG UP,nAND IF YOU'REnIN THE UK,nCALL 159.nTHAT'S THEnTHAT'S THE UK'SnBANK FRAUDnYOU CALLnYOU CALL THEM, TELLnBANK YOU WANT, ANDnSTRAIGHT THROUGHnTO YOURnAND NO SCAMMERn159.nREVOLUT,nTHEYnBREACHED.nTHEY GOT PLAYED,nSCARE YOU MOREnTHAN A HACKnWOULD.nTHEY'VEnJUST BEEN CONNED,nSCAMMED,nPLAYED.