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'Overnight, my whole life changed': Cybercrime victim who lost nearly $1M and lived in poverty gets it all back and more
Yahoo Finance· 2026-01-31 13:00
After losing nearly $1 million to a tech-support scam and spending years scraping by on Social Security, Vermont retiree Jeanette Voss has had a life-changing experience. On Christmas Eve, the 71-year-old saw her stolen money reappear all at once, deposited directly into her bank account — with interest. The final tally? $1,033,000. “Overnight, my whole life changed,” she told New Hampshire Public Radio (1). Must Read For a crime that typically leaves victims financially and emotionally shattered, the ...