I got a call from an international number on WhatsApp on July 5, 2023, at 16:54. I didn't pick up the phone, so they sent me a message instead. The number +225 017 119 45 61 said it was from a multinational company and offered me a commission of 80 TL if I watched 3 videos on the YouTube.com channel they gave me. I blocked the number right away and reported it on WhatsApp. I want to make it clear that WhatsApp is responsible for any debts, purchases, or other actions that were done in my name. I have done what I needed to do, which was to file a complaint and block the number at the same time.
A foreign number sent a message to my personal number via WhatsApp today. The person claimed to be a Trendyol employee and offered me that I would earn money between 500-2000 TL per day if I worked with them. At first, I did not understand what was happening and responded to him to understand what t...
I was duped out of two calls by a number from another country posing as a WhatsApp business account. +232 30 1254** was the phone number. I immediately filed a complaint about the incident using WhatsApp's feature that allows users to do so, and then I blocked the individual. On the other hand, I am...
On October 12, 2025, I received a call on WhatsApp from a foreign business account starting with +62 831. I immediately blocked the number and used the “Report” feature within WhatsApp to notify the platform. These types of international calls are very disturbing and have caused me to feel worried a...
I've been getting messages from a bunch of different numbers on WhatsApp. Some have +62, +1, and +221 codes. As someone who uses LinkedIn for HR, I've been receiving a lot of messages lately that say things like, "Want to make 800 TL to 5000 TL per day" and generic greetings. I blocked a total of 12...
On October 8, 2025, between 12:15 and 12:20 PM, I received a WhatsApp voice call from a +91 (India) number. Out of curiosity, I answered the call — but it was immediately disconnected. Right after that, I blocked the number. This is the first time I’ve experienced such an incident. I did not make an...
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