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Long shot, but have you tried contacting the person with that phone number?

NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
Seems legit: <Total stranger> Hi, when you receive some TOTP codes on your phone, those are supposed to be mine. Could you be a lad and just forward those on to <random number>? Thx!
- dataflow 3y ago
  If you want to sabotage your chances, that's one way to do it. Or you could write something else that's more likely to be successful.
- lazide 3y ago
  “Hi, my Dad died a number of years ago and this was his old number. I’m trying to reactivate one of his old accounts as there are a lot of old memories that mean a lot to me in there. Any chance you could forward the signin texts you get so I can do that? I’d greatly appreciate it, and I’ll change the info as soon as I can so you stop getting spammed. Thank you for any help you can offer!”
  - dataflow 3y ago
    And you can get a lot more creative than that. Even paying them, verifying your identity for them, etc. See the thread from the last time I mentioned this for a few ideas: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32862891 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32862891
    - IvanMilatForPM 3y ago
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  - NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
    “Hi, I'm a Nigerian Prince, and my Dad, the King, was brutally assassinated by the opposition a number of years ago and this was his old number. I’m trying to reactivate one of his old accounts as there are a lot of evidence that mean a lot to me in there. Any chance you could forward the signin texts you get so I can do that? I’d greatly appreciate it, and I’ll change the info as soon as I can so you stop getting spammed. Thank you for any help you can offer!” "Oh and I have $500 to sweeten the deal, just send me your bank deets." In seriousness, it is not impossible to envision a near future when it would be illegal to share TOTP codes or other secrets related to security/authentication. If someone is the target of your scam and shares these things, perhaps he can just be sued into the Stone Age by the allegedly dead grandfather with all the nice photos. I don't care how you sugar-coat your cutesy text messages, this sort of scheme sets off every social-engineering red flag possible. How rude, to ask a total stranger to share secrets. Many of these texts are explicit: "don't share this with anyone!"

Seems legit: <Total stranger> Hi, when you receive some TOTP codes on your phone, those are supposed to be mine. Could you be a lad and just forward those on to <random number>? Thx!

dataflow 3y ago
If you want to sabotage your chances, that's one way to do it. Or you could write something else that's more likely to be successful.
lazide 3y ago
“Hi, my Dad died a number of years ago and this was his old number. I’m trying to reactivate one of his old accounts as there are a lot of old memories that mean a lot to me in there. Any chance you could forward the signin texts you get so I can do that? I’d greatly appreciate it, and I’ll change the info as soon as I can so you stop getting spammed. Thank you for any help you can offer!”
- dataflow 3y ago
  And you can get a lot more creative than that. Even paying them, verifying your identity for them, etc. See the thread from the last time I mentioned this for a few ideas: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32862891 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32862891
  - IvanMilatForPM 3y ago
    [dead]
- NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
  “Hi, I'm a Nigerian Prince, and my Dad, the King, was brutally assassinated by the opposition a number of years ago and this was his old number. I’m trying to reactivate one of his old accounts as there are a lot of evidence that mean a lot to me in there. Any chance you could forward the signin texts you get so I can do that? I’d greatly appreciate it, and I’ll change the info as soon as I can so you stop getting spammed. Thank you for any help you can offer!” "Oh and I have $500 to sweeten the deal, just send me your bank deets." In seriousness, it is not impossible to envision a near future when it would be illegal to share TOTP codes or other secrets related to security/authentication. If someone is the target of your scam and shares these things, perhaps he can just be sued into the Stone Age by the allegedly dead grandfather with all the nice photos. I don't care how you sugar-coat your cutesy text messages, this sort of scheme sets off every social-engineering red flag possible. How rude, to ask a total stranger to share secrets. Many of these texts are explicit: "don't share this with anyone!"