18/05/2024
Hi beautiful people,
So it happened, I got hacked. I put an advert to sell my car on chileautos. A day after, I got a phone call, which I thought was from a prospective buyer. During the phone call they asked for a code, that they sent in a message on my phone. I said the code/ number back. I believe that’s how they cloned my phone. As it was on speaker, I saw a message saying that I would have to log into my whatsapp. At that point of time, I decided to hang up because I thought it was a scam.
About 3 minutes later my husband received messages and phone calls from my friends. They were worried. They had received messages from me asking for money. At that point and time I realised my phone had been cloned. They had sent a worldwide message to all my contacts, being, in Kenya, Europe and Chile, saying I am in trouble and can you transfer money, to an account that was not mine.
I am aware that there are some bad actors that use this as medium to scam. Unfortunately if you put your data online there is a probability that this may happen to you.
If you do receive a message from me asking for money, don’t send any, it’s a scam.
Anyhow, take care of your sweet selves
and enjoy your weekend.