It was interesting to me, as she was about to ask for a piece of identifying information, for her due-diligence, and she almost made a mistake. She paused, and stopped, and asked a different question, which I answered.
I caught her mistake though, and commented on it. I told her I was glad she had switched gear.
She said "I know, the other thing, well there are higher risks in that."
I said: "I know!" Plus something about high need for privacy due to my work.
She then shared a story, about her female friend who worked in Government. The branch she was a part of, she could not even give out her work email, as all information, creates a risk, a vulnerability.
I thanked her for sharing that story and JOKED with her in appreciation: "I have never felt so heard, seen, nor understood in my life." Obviously, that's a huge exaggeration, of the small feeling that I had.
She got it though. She knows about security, risks, vulnerabilities, safety.
We all can improve in these areas. Here is FTC's fraud stats from last year.
FTC's Top Scams of 2022
