Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 2 months agoDo you think this scammer just hopes they will, with luck, contact someone named Annie who does yoga?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up155arrow-down1imageDo you think this scammer just hopes they will, with luck, contact someone named Annie who does yoga?lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square47fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMTK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoCould also be a “ping” where they send this text to a lot of numbers, and those that respond get recorded as “alive” Then they can either: Do some recon on the number for spear phishing Save money by aiming the bigger part of the campaign (possibly multiple or large texts) only towards online numbers Some other reason 🤷
Could also be a “ping” where they send this text to a lot of numbers, and those that respond get recorded as “alive”
Then they can either: