My new number was used for scam

[User_377beed0]

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January 16, 2025 at 12:51 pm

Hi!

I got a new number from Jio, and it was previously registered to someone else, who scammed someone previously. I opened a whatsapp in this number and suddenly a guy started asking for money and said that if I don’t pay up, he’ll inform his sister who’ll use CMS (she’s in telecom) and track my location and police complaint against me and ask for compensation as well. Now I’m shit scared. Please help me. I blocked my number from the online portal and called customer support, they are saying it’ll take 90 days to delink my number! What do I do guys?

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[User_56203da6]

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January 16, 2025 at 1:12 pm

Technically they cannot do much against you. If the number successfully moved from one user to another then the ownership changes. The new application along with the date is enough to prove you are not the same person. However, anyone who has been impacted can still harass you. Best you can do is block them.

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[User_377beed0]

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January 16, 2025 at 1:17 pm

Okay. But can they identify me though?

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[User_56203da6]

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January 16, 2025 at 1:21 pm

If you use WhatsApp or Truecaller you are likely to update those with your name.

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[User_377beed0]

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January 16, 2025 at 1:22 pm

I didn’t. But can they pull my aadhar?

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[User_56203da6]

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January 16, 2025 at 1:39 pm

Depends on how many connections they have and which legal way they are going.

Just to give an idea, i used to get a prank call long back. I knew folks who indirectly knew worked in the telecom sector. They could give me the application details of the sim. But this all 10yrs ago. If compliance and access is better then it should not be possible that easily.

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[User_377beed0]

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January 16, 2025 at 1:43 pm

Will blocking the sim permanently help?

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[User_56203da6]

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January 16, 2025 at 1:48 pm

If you cancel it it will eventually go back into the pool and to the next person. If you are getting annoyed by multiple people then probably as for a number change and state you are getting harassed. Either way they cannot legally take action on you.

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[Shirleythinker961]

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January 16, 2025 at 1:13 pm

You don’t need to worry about anything and that guy who informed you about the previous scammer seems like a scammer himself

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[User_377beed0]

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January 16, 2025 at 1:17 pm

Understood!!!!

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[Alphasmriti6948]

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January 16, 2025 at 1:45 pm

there was no reason to be scared at all, the date the calling guy got scammed and the date ur number got activated, both wud be different, it’s quite easy for police to notice this, still u did the good think blocking that number as it was a new number so no headache also

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[User_377beed0]

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January 16, 2025 at 3:35 pm

Understood. Thank you

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[User_0c2e90f4]

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January 16, 2025 at 7:53 pm

Seems like a scam, if his sister can really pull that kind of data, they will see that the ownership has changed and there is no point in calling you and second if she gets your data that means your privacy has been violated and she will probably lose her job and you can also file a complaint for same.

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January 17, 2025 at 2:15 am

Understood! Thank you for the same!

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