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What to Do If You've Already Sent Money : Countering Escalating Request Pattern
What to Do If You've Already Sent Money is the direct counter to Escalating Request Pattern: Requests increase in size and frequency after each is fulfilled, instead of settling into a stable, request-free pattern. Contact your bank or payment provider immediately, before contacting anyone else.
Steps
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Call your bank or payment provider's fraud line right away and ask about reversal or freeze options.
- 02
Stop all further payments immediately, even if pressured to send "just one more."
- 03
File a report with your national fraud reporting agency and the platform, with evidence attached.
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