by Lord Crustington
The user Kate Pouchear has posted the following scam message as a comment to a post in the Cardiff Half Marathon Strava group, quoting the same contact number as Alice Orizales:
Hola, si aún te interesa, mi hermana quiere transferir la suya porque ya no podemos viajar para la carrera. Aquí tienes su WhatsApp, puedes escribirle y te la transferirá: +44 7463 380188
Translated from Spanish
Hi, if you're still interested, my sister wants to transfer hers because we can no longer travel for the race. Here's her WhatsApp number; you can message her and she'll transfer it to you: +44 7463 380188
This attempted scam is one of many that regularly appear on the running social media site Strava. It is looking for people who would like to take part in an event, to make contact with a view to paying for the race entry (or 'bib') to be transferred to them. The scammer gets payment, then shuts down all contact with the victim.
Hola, si aún te interesa, mi hermana quiere transferir la suya porque ya no podemos viajar para la carrera. Aquí tienes su WhatsApp, puedes escribirle y te la transferirá: +44 7463 380188
Translated from Spanish
Hi, if you're still interested, my sister wants to transfer hers because we can no longer travel for the race. Here's her WhatsApp number; you can message her and she'll transfer it to you: +44 7463 380188
This attempted scam is one of many that regularly appear on the running social media site Strava. It is looking for people who would like to take part in an event, to make contact with a view to paying for the race entry (or 'bib') to be transferred to them. The scammer gets payment, then shuts down all contact with the victim.
