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User:Arjayay/Kenyan phone scam

< User:Arjayay

Problem

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As per the Nigerian phone scam - Multiple IPs inserting same mobile telephone numbers in multiple Kenyan articles:-

Numbers scammed

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Note - these are the same number, but one has an area code at the beginning
  • a google search shows they are scamming the same numbers on twitter, facebook and other sites


  • 0792 194950 15 June - as 31 March above but with 1 space

Blocked 26 July 2020 - [1]

New formats in order to avoid the block filter

  • O7O4 l43 99O 02 November - New number format 8 - (lowercase L before the 43)
  • O1O4 O27 587 - 13 Dec 2021

IPs

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2020

New numbers

2021

Accounts

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Hiatus as original numbers blocked

New format numbers

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2021

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AIV template
* {{Vandal| }} Kenyan phone scammer - as explained [[User:Arjayay/Kenyan phone scam|here]] - ~~~~


Articles attacked

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2023 revival

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  • I first detected this 4 Jan 2023, but may be much earlier
  • May or may not be directly related, but similar addition of false phone numbers
  • Numbers are being added in squares - "Emoji blocks" ?
  • 0️⃣7️⃣0️⃣6️⃣8️⃣1️⃣3️⃣6️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ 4 + 5 Jan 0706813619
  • 0️⃣7️⃣6️⃣8️⃣7️⃣4️⃣8️⃣9️⃣6️⃣8️⃣ 6 Jan 0768748968


IPs

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Articles attacked

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2023 revival #2

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  • I first detected this 19 Jan 2023, but may be earlier
  • 0202000587
  • 0771162517
  • O77II625I7 - trying to evade detection using letters as in previous scams
  • O2O2OOO587 - trying to evade detection using letters as in previous scams

Users/IPs

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Articles attacked

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