Reminder: NEVER SEND Your Photos of Yourself
One of the things that is exceptionally important is to never share your pictures.
A friend and I just cornered a scammer who tried to scare him into believing a detective was coming to his house. After rightly owning the guy that the police don't just pop up unless you're under investigation. I told my buddy to block the number immediately.
A verified number texts him three minutes later, accusing him of a Chris Hansen (you get the idea). I told him to go through his VoIP history. Even if you've deleted a message, the known VoIP app will save the numbers you've contacted. The number in question was never there. But we did put the number the scammer was texting from in a Google Search. And what do you know, there's an STG ad attached to it. Plus, the phone number in the add details is different from the one under the Call Me link, a common oversight by people who aren't too tech-savvy. It also means that the scammer has multiple numbers.
The scammer mentioned a cashapp and how they had a screenshot. In addition, the scammer said they had his Facebook and other photos. After grilling him about whether or not he sent anything, I'm convinced he didn't send these things to the scammer.
Whoever this guy was, he was sending photos of the front of SC Po. Lice Dept. The lobby and even half the form of po. Lice report (not filled out). The time it took to send each one was really fast. So, I knew this was BS. The scammer used a VoIP first to threaten my colleague. When he got told off and blocked, he went for the Chris Hansen scam from a different number.
I found out the real name and address behind the phone number. Of course, I can't post it here.
So, my good friends, never ever send facial pictures, real social media, or even your real phone number to providers. Even if she's a high-end provider. You don't want your information or pictures used to extort you.
