Scammed used my WA account to scam others

Anonymous | 27 Oct 2023

Social Media Impersonation / Whatsapp Takeover Scam

My WhatsApp account was compromised, and friends asked about a $3,000 transfer request to someone named Giresh Raj Sannasi with a Standard Chartered Bank account (01276497) and PayNow (816248??).

The scammer impersonated me and hacked my WhatsApp through a remote webpage, attempting to scam my friends. I suspended my M1 line and responded using a colleague's phone, but the scammer didn't reply.

Around 5 PM, I checked my WhatsApp linked devices and found two Google devices. One was last active at 3:19 PM, which I identified as suspicious because I was unavailable between 3 and 3:30 PM and didn't use WhatsApp during that time.

Luckily, no friends lost any money during this incident.