What am I risking by providing my name and address?
dadout Posted messages 2570 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention -
Hello,
Following a contest on Instagram, I won a free iPhone; I only had to provide my name and address to receive it. After some reflection, I thought it might be a scam, and now I'm wondering what they could do with my name and address. I'm worried; I asked Instagram for help but got nothing in return. On Google, the answers are too vague.
Thank you in advance for your responses.
(This happened on July 17th)
- What are the risks of providing your email address?
- I opened a nickel account and someone is asking me for my bank account details claiming it's for a reason.
- I am claiming a prize that I won.
- I doubt the authenticity of a transfer I received.
- Hello, I received a message on my phone! Your mobile number has won €850.00.
- Fake UPS text messages: what are the risks?
2 réponses
Hello!
INSTAGRAM is neither a charity organization nor a platform of generous and altruistic donors.
So when someone supposedly offers you an iPhone, it's worth questioning.. But common sense and reflection seem to be a dying commodity..
This thing is designed to make a large number of pigeons call a premium-rate number, quickly spinning the dial. A basic exploitation of greed..
You have unfortunately numbered it deliberately, the operator will do nothing..
See you!
Hello,
A name and an address can easily be found in a directory... in short, they can't really do much with it...
However, if you've called a number... it is certainly premium-rate....
My mission is to kill time and his is to kill me in turn.
We are quite comfortable among assassins. (E.Cioran)
Hello,
I called a premium rate number several times, I blocked my line just in case, but I think it's going to be charged anyway.
Following this scam, I don't know if my mobile operator can do anything.
I reported it on Instagram, heard nothing in return. I blocked them to stop receiving anything from that account and blocked the numbers. That's all I could do.
In your opinion, premium rate calls can be very expensive. If nothing is done, I'm going to get the bill as soon as my plan resets, right?
Thank you
Hello,
Thank you for the information, but well I forgot in just a few minutes and I fell for it even though I know it's a scam. I asked him questions, and he was always trying to answer without really answering. I made premium-rate calls, he asked me to make more, and that's when I realized it was a scam. From now on, I will be four times more careful.
Once, but not twice, don’t worry, I will take responsibility, but at least I won't do that a second time.
Thanks, see you soon.