Sometimes You Get the Bear, and Sometimes...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/sometimes-you-get-the-bear-and-sometimes. A true story about the time I got scammed online, and my advice to the reader to predict how to you'll mitigate the panic; and then plan how you'll react. Check more stories related to finance at: https://hackernoon.com/c/finance. You can also check exclusive content about #scam, #life-lessons, #lessons-learned, #cybersecurity, #craiglist-scam, #online-scam, #how-to-watch-for-scams, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @leonadato. Learn more about this writer by checking @leonadato's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. In a candid post, I describe falling for an online scam, the warning signs I missed, and ways to reduce the damage if you find yourself in that situation.