A phone call prevented me from getting scammed
Anonymous | 02 Mar 2022
Social Media Impersonation / Whatsapp Takeover Scam
This scam uses the name of IDA, covid-19 as an excuse that we are able to claim some money if our business or livelihood gets affected by covid-19.
Someone used my aunt's facebook account to send FB messenger to me, saying she claimed 150K business claims from ida that helps people during covid-19. said will send us a private link to help submit for claim and said was a global program. Thought i was really talking to my aunt at first, but then i started to wonder what business was she doing to claim so much, and why use messenger instead of normal whatsapp? so i called her and realised she didn't send such things.
Someone used my aunt's facebook account to send FB messenger to me, saying she claimed 150K business claims from ida that helps people during covid-19. said will send us a private link to help submit for claim and said was a global program. Thought i was really talking to my aunt at first, but then i started to wonder what business was she doing to claim so much, and why use messenger instead of normal whatsapp? so i called her and realised she didn't send such things.