Has anyone else received stuff like this?
That’s the 2nd place prize?! Imagine what the 1st place prize is!
I wonder what the reasoning was behind it being the 2nd place prize. Is that inherently more believable?
I got one which appeared at first to be a wrong number, just someone asking if I was Catherine or something. I politely informed them of their mistake. They kept messaging, already a bit weird, but then started saying I was “a nice man, nothing like other men” and I slapped that block button. Idk where it was going (not even a man lol, sorry love) but I’m confident it would have ended with asking me for money… Eventually.
That was a pig butchering scam
Jeeeesus fucking Christ. John Oliver is pretty funny but it almost doesn’t feel acceptable to be laughing during some of that. Anyway, glad I didn’t fall for it 😬
Yes since you registered your phone and have an id, it’s a way to spam you. Simplex doesn’t have it btw
I really don’t mind the single spam I’ve gotten so far and I accepted the request just because I enjoy playing with them.
SimpleX seems pretty nice but I had enough trouble converting my family to Signal. Did you there isn’t feature parity between the iOS and Android versions?
keep in mind that phone number privacy does not mean that they don’t get your phone number, but that the official app does not reveal it.
but then, they have probably found you either by phone number or from a group
It’s only second prize so can’t be scam
That seems legit man. You missed out.
I asked him to send me the check and just send it to my address since he had my Signal number. I’m expecting it before Christmas.
Well, are you a millionaire yet? We’re all dying to know!
/s
and a truck!!
Probably goes without saying but you really shouldn’t message back bots unless you want to continue receiving other spam messages.
Good point, I actually didn’t think of that. But it wasn’t a bot. Anyway, I guess that’s the point of being able to throw away usernames.
Note, if you have sensitive information in your signal profile, you shouldn’t accept messages you aren’t familiar with
See the “What happens when I …” > “Accept” section
https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007459591-Signal-Profiles-and-Message-Requests
I’m not aware of any other privacy issues past that, but I’d worry about getting more spam by engaging with them
Yep, not a lot but it happens
In the middle of a conversation with someone you know? Yikes
