Author Topic: Threats from after replying to Vivastreet  (Read 3085 times)

Offline BenFritz

Usually avoid VS but with slim pickings on AW and the severe horn, I was tempted a few times recently to fire off some texts to a few ads based in Cambridge area.

Roughly a week later I got a missed call from a mobile number (thought I’d saved it but can’t find sorry) followed up by a text saying something along the lines of

“You wasted my escorts time, pay £500 or I’m coming to your house”

Naturally I resisted the urge to tell them to fuck themselves and blocked the number.I’ve since had a few messages po up on WhatsApp saying “hello” and nothing else.ignored and blocked again.

The takeaway from that is be careful about who you contact as clearly they farm numbers for this sort of thing.

Big case for burner phones but also be aware that if I had have had a photo on my WhatsApp account associated with that number, they could have reverse searched that image and potentially found me on social media. Luckily all my stuff is private, on a burner phone. So anyone with a WhatsApp account on their punting mobile, go in the settings and set your profile to contacts only.

Offline AffAlchemist

WOW If only someone else had posted something like this to warn us all....  :dash: :dash: :dash:

Oh they have..... every other day!
Apologies in advance for the sarcasm but  :scare:
« Last Edit: November 14, 2024, 01:01:04 pm by AffAlchemist »

Offline Jameson20

Usually avoid VS but with slim pickings on AW and the severe horn, I was tempted a few times recently to fire off some texts to a few ads based in Cambridge area.

Roughly a week later I got a missed call from a mobile number (thought I’d saved it but can’t find sorry) followed up by a text saying something along the lines of

“You wasted my escorts time, pay £500 or I’m coming to your house”

Naturally I resisted the urge to tell them to fuck themselves and blocked the number.I’ve since had a few messages po up on WhatsApp saying “hello” and nothing else.ignored and blocked again.

The takeaway from that is be careful about who you contact as clearly they farm numbers for this sort of thing.

Big case for burner phones but also be aware that if I had have had a photo on my WhatsApp account associated with that number, they could have reverse searched that image and potentially found me on social media. Luckily all my stuff is private, on a burner phone. So anyone with a WhatsApp account on their punting mobile, go in the settings and set your profile to contacts only.

I sometimes deign to contact patently fake VS adverts and waste their time making bookings which I then don't turn up to. It's funny because they're bait and switch and there's usually a Sergei in the background.

Offline BenFritz

WOW If only someone else had posted something like this to warn us all....  :dash: :dash: :dash:

Oh they have..... every other day!
Apologies in advance for the sarcasm but  :scare:

….well this was new to me so I must have missed all those posts.

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….well this was new to me so I must have missed all those posts.

there's been plenty off them

Offline Dude2k13

I often reply for a laugh to them and get nothing back.
I imagine as soon as someone pays once they switch numbers.

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You can't screenshot a WhatsApp profile photo anymore so no one could do a image search of you....I don't think

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You can't screenshot a WhatsApp profile photo anymore so no one could do a image search of you....I don't think

I run WhatsApp sandboxed on a PC using a mobile phone emulator named BlueStacks X.
It's possible to extract photos from WhatsApp messages onto the main PC and then image search them.
No idea if the crims are doing that, but it is possible to do

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….well this was new to me so I must have missed all those posts.

There is a long detailed thread running in East Mids where versace played the pimp ......... https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=413780.0