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deadbolt · February 2, 2027

The 10-Minute Deadbolt: Gmail

The action:Turn on 2-Step Verification in your Google Account with a passkey or an authenticator app.

Lock down your Gmail in ten minutes: a unique password, two-step verification with a passkey, recovery options you control, and the forwarding rule scammers plant. Replace youtubeId with the real video ID when published.

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Your email is the master key. Every account you own sends its password reset there, which is why someone who gets into your Gmail does not bother reading your mail. They reset your bank, your Amazon, your Facebook, and they set a forwarding rule so the confirmations never reach you. Today we close those doors, in order, in about ten minutes.

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  • The guide

    Lock down your Gmail account

    Your email is the master key. Anyone inside it can reset the password on your bank, your Amazon and everything else.

  • The scam

    The bank fraud department scam

    The bank fraud department scam is a call or text that appears to come from your bank's fraud team, warning of a suspicious charge and then walking you through "securing" your money by reading them a code, moving funds to a "safe account," or sending yourself a Zelle payment that actually goes to the scammer.