A $700 Verizon bill haunts a customer who never even signed up

First, consider freezing your credit to prevent further damage. Then, contact Verizon or whatever carrier the fraudulent account was created with. Scammers often target multiple carriers, so be sure to monitor for other accounts, too. Next, you will likely need to file a police report. Not only will it help with your case with the carrier, but it could also help track down the scammers.In the end, it doesn’t matter if you are with T-Mobile, AT&T or Verizon – fraudsters can target anyone. In fact, in just a year, 68.4 million people in the US, about 26% of the population, reported losing money to phone scams. Last year, T-Mobile subscribers, for example, were hit with a phone scam that could leave you wiped out in no time. If you want to learn more about how to protect yourself from scams, check out our guide on staying safe in a world full of tricks.