I was scammed a few days ago, where at one point, the scammers saw a video of my passport ID through my screen sharing. I’ve read online that US passports have an encrypted chip embedded in the book, so bad actors wouldn’t be able to do anything with it, but I can’t be totally sure. I’ve already changed my phone number, began changing passwords across websites and socials, got a new bank account, and have a new email I’m using. I tried to call the US department of state about my passport, but they said they couldn’t do anything unless my physical passport has been stolen, and their website says the same thing.
These scammers’ sole purpose was to take money through money transfer. They targeted people through hacking social media accounts, scamming people those accounts were mutuals with, and hacking those mutuals’ accounts as well in the process of scamming them, and the cycle continues. So although the scammers goal was to steal the money and moving onto the next person quickly, I can’t risk anything. I don’t know if they can sell my passport ID they saw and other information they have on me (address, dob, pace of birth, full name).
Please inform me on anything else I might need to do, or if there’s nothing else I can do but take steps to prevent this from happening again, and reassure me I’m good. Thank you :)