I accidentally gave out my name, home address, email address, phone number, and my DOB

Question

Will anything go wrong??? I'm so scared... I can't even sleep anymore.. It was a phone call telling me about some kind of benefit I gave out my name, address, phone number, DOB, and email address and nothing else Will I be OK??? I'm so scared help me

Answer 1

You should be fine. That's all information that's publicly available (even if you have to put a bit of effort into it).

Chances are you are going to see more spam (phone and e-mail) and more scam & phishing attempts, since you are now a more attractive target (since you already fell for it). If you are diligent and pay attention, that should be okay. Don't talk or communicate with people unless you initiate the conversation yourself or you know them. Never sent or receive money from strangers on the internet.

It's probably a good idea to check your bank and credit card accounts regularly for any type of suspicious activity and to check your credit reports (which you can do for free once a year)