Saturday, February 27, 2021

OKCupid scam: text message asking for driver's license and Social Security number.

Actual message, cleaned up a bit, including hiding the last four digits of her phone number:

Update after posting: her phone number is no longer in service, so there is no need to hide it: (646) 564-8210.

She sent the photo, which was not one of those she had posted in her now deleted OKCupid profile.

Hi Joe. THIS IS aGNES
Message by ‪(646) 564-nnnn:

AGNES, Friday, February 26 2021, 9:05 PM











Hi, Agnes.
Fri 9:06 PM
May I call now?

Message by ‪(646) 564-nnnn:

I want to be sure you real. So many fake profiles on OKC.

I would like to see your ID before further communication between us 9:16 PM

Message by Joe: I have an ID? 9:17 PM

Message by ‪(646) 564-nnnn: Your driver's license and I will do the same 9:18 PM

Message by Joe: Video call? 9:18 PM

Message by ‪(646) 564-nnnn: I will do that after confirming you are real 9:18 PM

Message by Joe: We could have a conversation. It will convince you I'm not a Romanian guy in his underwear trying to pull a scam. 9:19 PM

Message by Joe: I'm getting the license. 9:20 PM

Photo of driver's license

Message by ‪(646) 564-nnnn: When was the picture taken?

Message by Joe: How the heck do I know?
Do a video call or forget it. 9:26 PM

Message by ‪(646) 564-nnnn: I'm sorry for asking too many questions. I was a victim of online scam

Message by ‪(646) 564-nnnn: I'm asking when the pic in the license taken because it is a bit different 9:27 PM

Message by Joe: DMV takes terrible photos. 9:28 PM

Message by ‪(646) 564-nnnn: What is your SSN? Mine is 050 134 9920 9:29 PM

Message by Joe: Forget it. 9:30 PM

Message by ‪(646) 564-nnnn: Hmmmm 9:31 PM

Message by Joe: You scammed me into sending my license. That's a first. 9:31 PM

Message by ‪(646) 564-nnnn: I'm not scamming you here. You do not understand the trauman I went through when A man I met online took over $240.000 dollars from me 9:32 PM

Note: Her money uses a period instead of a comma, suggesting European use. And she uses both $ and "dollars".

Message by Joe: Send your driver's license 9:32 PM

Message by ‪(646) 564-nnnn: He deceived me of marriage and loan the money from me for business, 9:32 PM

Message by ‪(646) 564-nnn: I will send to you but the driver's license with the pic of you don't look the same 9:33 PM

Message by ‪(646) 564-nnnn: If you can't let me confirm your SSN to be sure you real then I'm not for you 9:34 PM

Message by Joe: Your (OKCupid) profile disappeared. Just when I was about to report you. Enjoy the weather in Romania. 9:34 PM

Message by ‪(646) 564-nnnn: I keep my profile hidden because of too many fake profiles sending me messages 9:35 PM

Message by ‪(646) 564-nnnn‬: Do you still want to video chat or not?, Friday, February 26 2021, 10:00 PM
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