Main artwork by Peter Lewis
Scams are big business, so beware
A friend of mine got a message via Facebook a couple of weeks ago. It was from a friend of friend, whose name he recognised. This friend of a friend wanted his phone number. Not suspecting anything untoward, my friend shared his mobile number. Next, the person told him he had lost access to his own Facebook account and needed a code, which he was currently unable to receive. Could be please have the code forwarded to my friend, as a favour? My trusting friend decided to help out. Guess what happened next? What happened was…