Hopefully it will save some others from falling into an unpleasant experience.

Social engineering (noun): the use of deception to manipulate individuals into divulging confidential or personal information that may be used for fraudulent purposes.

And from Wikipedia: Phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and money), often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.