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WhatsApp scam?

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Sweetus · 14/05/2023 09:52

I recently saw that my partner had blocked 3 numbers on WhatsApp. 2 pictures were the same person, and one was a different woman. All British numbers. They were either Korean or Hong Kong ladies. He says they had tried calling him, so he blocked them and deleted the call history? Is this a potential scam?
For some background information, I previously caught him watching raunchy videos of women of this ethnicity, so I know he likes this type of woman. He says I'm being paranoid.

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Sweetus · 14/05/2023 10:05

They are British numbers and with suspiciously perfect pictures, almost like they've been taken off the Web. I don't know what to think because of his history and the fact I know he's interested in this type of woman. I thought scammers would message first rather than call?

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NeedToThinkOfOne · 14/05/2023 10:04

Instagram is bad for this too, owned by Facebook, so you do the math. So many people don’t realise that WhatsApp is basically Facebook, so lots of scams, advertising through other ways and most of all reading the keywords in your messages and serving you ads on Instagram and FB based on what people think is private chat 🤷‍♀️

Tartantop · 14/05/2023 10:03

Myself and my partner have both had missed WhatsApp calls from an account with a photo of a female of the same description. If you click on the account is says business account. It’s a scam

Changingplace · 14/05/2023 10:02

My FIL had some messages like this recently, helped him block them because it’s clearly a scam.

WhatAmIDoingWrong123 · 14/05/2023 09:59

Sweetus · 14/05/2023 09:52

I recently saw that my partner had blocked 3 numbers on WhatsApp. 2 pictures were the same person, and one was a different woman. All British numbers. They were either Korean or Hong Kong ladies. He says they had tried calling him, so he blocked them and deleted the call history? Is this a potential scam?
For some background information, I previously caught him watching raunchy videos of women of this ethnicity, so I know he likes this type of woman. He says I'm being paranoid.

I've had a few messages recently on WhatsApp from unrecognised numbers offering services or whatever. I block them too.

Fairowing · 14/05/2023 09:58

I agree, keep getting the “Hi Mum” message and my DC don’t have cars or mobile phones…

Justmuddlingalong · 14/05/2023 09:58

I had 3 video calls from WhatsApp yesterday. All from the same number, with the same woman's picture. They rang a few times and cut off. When I googled the area code, it was Italy, so I presume it's a scammy call of some sort. I'd have been suspicious in your shoes if I hadn't had those calls myself.

greenacrylicpaint · 14/05/2023 09:58

could be either.

personally I received messages just saying 'hi' with very pretty women in the profile pics.
of course I block them without replying.

Doggymummar · 14/05/2023 09:55

I'm a woman and I get them sometimes along with emails offering me there services. It's badly tRGETTETTED advertising to me, but seemingly well TRGETTETTED to your partner. They send millions of them and sometimes they get a hit.