Do scammers from Nigeria use USA phone numbers?
Nigeria Scammers Getting a US phone number in Nigeria isn't rocket science. And is isn't word-on-the-street information either. Changing their phone number to a US number might sound suspicious. Here is what scammers do To make calls with a US phone number.
Many scammers in Nigeria are interested in ways to create a working WhatsApp account with a USA number instead of their regular Nigerian ones. Such a switch has a number of advantages that should not be underestimated.
They go about looking for somebody who stayed in US. Most scammers use their victims (maga). A MAGA is a slang word in Nigeria meaning sucker or fraud victim.
They will instruct their mega to buy a new US phone SIM and send it's number to them. The will used the number to register for whapsapp. Before they go about the registration process, they had to make sure that their maga is online, either on hangout or Facebook.
Whapsapp normally send a confirmation message usually with a code to verify the ownership of the number that was used in the registration process. This confirmation message will go straight to their mega. He/she can only access the message inbox of the SIM.
In order to confirm the whapsapp account, they chat up the maga to deliver the code to them which they used to verify their whapsapp account.
After getting a varified whAt's app account with a US number, they make their calls through that Whapsapp account. Once you make any call, it would display the US phone number used to varified the account...
It would be obvious that the caller is from USA................ Be vigilant and don't Fall in victims. Let be wise.
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