Hello
Long time lurker, first time poster etc etc…
Interested what you guys make of these WhatsApp messages I just received…
…I have no such booking…
Obviously this sort of scam/phishing nonsense is nothing new to me, but a few things stood out…
- They have my full name and phone number 😕
- I do use booking.com (but I suppose many do so they could assume…)
- This WhatsApp message has been marked as “using a secure service from Meta”… So this isn’t just a random phone (I have anonymous messages blocked) they have some sort of privilege on the platform… WTF
- They even have some special reply buttons at the end of the message.
- I just don’t get it… Like, what are the odds they guess the dates and hotel accurately that I would bite…? And having gone to this length, why then fall at the last hurdle by having a weird sender name like “Rus Education”…?
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I get that, and it was almost certainly Booking.com who leaked it as I have had shady messages through even their own messaging platform before…
I think what baffles me is that this gets so close to convincing (if you’re not internet savvy), and then they throw in something so bizarre like having a username of “Rus Education” 🙄
Could be another hotel as well, there are notable leaks for hotels through booking.com. :(
Since Google got hacked[source ArsTechnica] it could be META that leak your info
Where I am META is OK-ing a LOT of phishing ads on Facebook with poorly AI slop of local personality so it may have sold your data to what it thinks to be a publicity company
In the end don’t put any confidence into Meta