Random number texting me

This morning a random phone number sent me a whatsapp text saying "it's good to see you Lilly" , my names not lily so I asaumed they had a wrong number. I texted back saying "i'm not lily, think you've got a wrong number lol" and they appeared to read the message straight away. So i checked their account and it said they're a business account.

20 mins later they're still online so i texted again saying "who is this" and again, they read it straight away and didnt answer.

What should i do in this situation because tbh, it's really freaking me out 😬

Reply 1

skullgunk04

12

Don't think too hard about it man. It's either a scam or someone with the wrong number. Isn't anything to do with you at all. Maybe report the number for spam if you're worried.

Reply 2

username5886907

17

Whatsapp was hacked recently and it's been doing what you've experienced.

Block number.

Original post by zuluwarrior7650

Whatsapp was hacked recently and it's been doing what you've experienced.

Oh gosh, really?

I use it all the time and luckily nothing weird's happened yet- maybe I should use another app instead :frown:

Reply 5

Chronoscope

Volunteer Section Leader

21

Another vote for blocking the number :smile:

Reply 6

wkathryn17

OP

17

Hey all just wanted to update everyone:
It was ok she replied back and we established it was the wrong number had a very friendly interaction in the end, not sure why she was always showing as online though!

Reply 7

username5886907

17

Original post by hyacinth77

Oh gosh, really?

I use it all the time and luckily nothing weird's happened yet- maybe I should use another app instead :frown:

Nothing's gonna happen, it was some teenager that did it, hacked their database and found a ton of people's name and numbers from loads of countries, that's it. No point in switching to another app anyway, people won't listen. I still use it, reluctantly.

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=pHu0_ksUAbQ

Reply 8

heermeet

13

Most likely a scam. My mums been getting them, texts that say 'mum my phone died, text me on this whatsapp number' even though all her kids are at home with her. And she ignored it and got another one. And there was something in daily mail that said this is a typical scam that lures you into sending them money.

Reply 9

hyacinth77

16

Original post by zuluwarrior7650

Nothing's gonna happen, it was some teenager that did it, hacked their database and found a ton of people's name and numbers from loads of countries, that's it. No point in switching to another app anyway, people won't listen. I still use it, reluctantly.

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=pHu0_ksUAbQ

To be fair, Whatsapp messages should be encrypted anyway- I was just scared of someone stealing my identity yk?
And yeah tbh I need to use it for work and most of my friends are on there as well so it would be a hassle to move to a completely different app

Reply 10

Sorcerer's Storm

20

Freaking out over something so minor?? I've got several of those recently too, ''Annie,long time no see ,how are you'', ''Hi, Peter. How are you?'', ''Aren't you Charlie?'' And the profile picture of these accounts sending me these messages is always an attractive Chinese chick. I just tell them wrong number and move on, no need to panic about it lmao.

Reply 11

username5995364

19

Original post by Son of the Sea

Freaking out over something so minor?? I've got several of those recently too, ''Annie,long time no see ,how are you'', ''Hi, Peter. How are you?'', ''Aren't you Charlie?'' And the profile picture of these accounts sending me these messages is always an attractive Chinese chick. I just tell them wrong number and move on, no need to panic about it lmao.

Indeed. I’d kill to have problems as minor as the people who post here seem to have.

Moved to life and style

Reply 13

0le

21

Original post by hyacinth77

To be fair, Whatsapp messages should be encrypted anyway- I was just scared of someone stealing my identity yk?
And yeah tbh I need to use it for work and most of my friends are on there as well so it would be a hassle to move to a completely different app