{"id":441341,"date":"2022-05-03T17:57:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T14:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/teacher-says-this-is-how-she-thwarted-a-dangerous-whatsapp-scam\/"},"modified":"2022-05-03T17:57:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T14:57:30","slug":"teacher-says-this-is-how-she-thwarted-a-dangerous-whatsapp-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/teacher-says-this-is-how-she-thwarted-a-dangerous-whatsapp-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"#Teacher says this is how she thwarted a dangerous WhatsApp scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4f6d28eaf45\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/teacher-says-this-is-how-she-thwarted-a-dangerous-whatsapp-scam\/#%E2%80%9CTeacher_says_this_is_how_she_thwarted_a_dangerous_WhatsApp_scam%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Teacher says this is how she thwarted a dangerous WhatsApp scam&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/teacher-says-this-is-how-she-thwarted-a-dangerous-whatsapp-scam\/#WhatsApp_scams_%E2%80%93_what_to_look_out_for\" >WhatsApp scams \u2013 what to look out for<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTeacher_says_this_is_how_she_thwarted_a_dangerous_WhatsApp_scam%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Teacher says this is how she thwarted a dangerous WhatsApp scam&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A TikToker has revealed her lucky escape from cunning <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a> scammers who pretended to be her bank \u2013 and her sweet revenge.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@teacherseimetz\/video\/7091747941777411334\">Amanda Seimetz<\/a>\u00a0told followers her \u201ccautionary true story\u201d and how cyber thieves almost convinced her.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old Brazilian English teacher was randomly approached on the app by an account claiming to be her\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/uk-banking\/\">bank<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The swindlers made out she had to update details to pay bills and receive money.<\/p>\n<p>She instantly thought it was a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tech\/16748544\/family-member-whatsapp-scam\/\">con trick<\/a>, so asked them to ring her.<\/p>\n<p>Expecting them to give up, Amanda was surprised they actually called, which briefly lulled her into a false sense of security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018I\u2019m sorry, I don\u2019t really feel comfortable discussing this kind of detailed information with my bank through\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/whats-app-hacks\/\">WhatsApp<\/a>\u00a0so could you please contact me through the normal ways you usually contact me,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey actually called me which I was honestly surprised by, I didn\u2019t expect them to actually call me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo they made me think, okay, maybe it\u2019s not a scam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then, during the call, the guy says, \u2018I need you to click on this link and download something or like update something with your information\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like, \u2018No, I\u2019m sorry, this is definitely a scam\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"626\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-79.jpg?w=626\" alt=\"Teacher Amanda Seimetz said she almost fell for the Whatsapp scam. \" class=\"wp-image-22120620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-79.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1252 1252w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-79.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=939 939w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-79.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=626 626w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-79.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=313 313w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-79.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\"\/><figcaption>Teacher Amanda Seimetz said she almost fell for the Whatsapp scam. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/@teacherseimetz<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She then did the right thing, which is to say she\u2019ll approach her bank directly herself, instead of them approaching her.<\/p>\n<p>Amanda said her developer boyfriend took a look and realized the link the scammers wanted her to click was \u201cphony.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So he helped her get revenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how he did it \u2013 but he was spamming them with a bunch of things and curse words which I\u2019m not gonna say here but it was very funny and I got my little revenge,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut all of this is a cautionary tale, a cautionary true story \u2013 don\u2019t give your information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever give anybody any information on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tech\/13339099\/whatsapp-scam-steals-your-account\/\">WhatsApp<\/a>, especially if it\u2019s a code, an email or never click on the link they send you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they are good enough at scamming people, if they\u2019re good enough scam artists like the ones who were trying to scam me, they\u2019re going to make it look very realistic, so never give information \u2013 don\u2019t fall for that like I almost did.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-81.jpg?w=580\" alt=\"Amanda Seimetz told followers her &quot;cautionary true story&quot; and how cyber thieves almost convinced her.\" class=\"wp-image-22120617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-81.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1160 1160w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-81.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=870 870w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-81.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=580 580w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-81.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=290 290w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-81.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\"\/><figcaption>Amanda Seimetz told followers her \u201ccautionary true story\u201d and how cyber thieves almost convinced her.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/@teacherseimetz<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"whatsapp-scams-what-to-look-out-for\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WhatsApp_scams_%E2%80%93_what_to_look_out_for\"><\/span>WhatsApp scams \u2013 what to look out for<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As Amanda explained, being approached by your bank via WhatsApp is not normal and should be an instant red flag.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t think that they\u2019re real just because they call you \u2013 look for the official number of your bank and call them yourself if you want to be sure.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t open any dodgy web links.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/5251902\/warning-whatsapp-scam-fake-bank\/\">on The Sun<\/a> and was reproduced here with permission. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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