WOW! One clever question makes this man stop WhatsApp SCAM, avoid Rs. 90000 loss
This WhatsApp scam just backfired! Quite often, scammers take advantage of the trusting nature of a person. Either by impersonating a friend or loved one or by pretending to be an authority figure. They look to avoid suspicion and thereby swindle money. Nowadays, these scamsters have moved online too. In fact, WhatsApp scams have become worryingly high. However, as this viral story shows, as long as you can keep your presence of mind, a scammer will never be able to fool you out of your money. Check out what happened to Michael Griffiths, a resident of Ellesmere Port, near Liverpool, England. Griffiths was approached by a person on WhatsApp who tried to cheat him of £900 (around Rs. 90,000). But his presence of mind and one genius question saved him and made the scammer run the other way.
This is the way the stepdad managed to stop WhatsApp scam - check blow by blow account. Reported first by Liverpool Echo, it began when Griffiths received a message from an unknown number and the person claimed to be his stepdaughter Sophie. She said that she lost her phone and was therefore, using another number. The stepdad, believing the message, replied saying, “Hope you find it Soph, number saved.”
After sending a few more text messages, the scammer made an attempt to ask for money. To pull off the WhatsApp scam, he said, “I want to ask a favour, I'm trying to get my banking app on this old phone but it doesn't work and stressing a bit because I have a bill to pay.” Still believing it to be the stepdaughter, Griffiths agreed and asked for bank details.
The scammer told the victim that they made a new online account to make online payments and shared the details. At this point, Griffiths began to get a little suspicious and asked if he
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