Be careful of strangers in Facebook/Whatsapp groups ⦁ 入群組要小心
One of our friends shared a scary experience after joining various Whatsapp/Facebook groups that claim to discuss about moving to the UK.
I joined quite a few Facebook and Whatsapp groups about moving to the UK. Let me share my experience because I want you to remember not to overshare!
On Facebook, I have had random people messaging me, asking me to invest in the stock market with them. I ignore those messages.
I also had strangers wanting to add me as a friend to “help each other out when we get to the UK”. I avoid those.
I saw a Facebook post from a girl claiming she is single and want to get in touch with other single girls who will also move to the UK. So I sent her a direct message, saying something relating to my plan. She replied with a nonsense answer. I think “she” is a robot/fake account, trying to fish for personal details of other single girls.
My bigger problem is with Whatsapp, which is tied with my real phone number.
Yesterday I got automatically added to a group about buying properties in the UK. Obviously a scam. So I left, but it got me thinking, my number is now exposed to random people trying to get my money!
Today, I got a message from a stranger on Whatsapp with a North American phone number. He first asked in simplified Chinese if I am available to talk. He then called me quickly on Whatsapp and hung up, probably to grab my attention. Then he left a voice message asking if I am interested in learning more about certain investments.
I feel very uncomfortable with these spam messages and calls. It just shows how many bad people are out there trying to get money out of Hong Kongers. Please, everyone, don’t overshare and be careful on the Internet.
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