Cybercrime will cost the world more than $12 trillion annually by 2031, according to Cybersecurity Ventures, and most of that money will never be recovered. But for a 71-year-old Vermont retiree, her case is the exception.
Jeanette Voss lost nearly $1 million, and then got it all back 4 years later. Credit goes to U.S. Secret Service agents, who recovered the victim’s funds by tracking cryptocurrency wallets tied to an international scam ring, reports New Hampshire Public Radio and Vermont media outlet Seven Days.
While the recovery doesn’t erase years of stress and deprivation for Voss, it transformed what began as a cautionary tale into one of the rare feel-good endings in the world of cybercrime.
Moneywise explains what happened to her, and how to protect yourself.
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