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Type: Whaling Date: 7/7/2025 Time: 10:15 AM Time Zone: ET Phone Extracted: (347) 413-3124 (Caller) Summary On 7/7/2025, the recipient (Victor) received a suspicious text message from an unknown number impersonating my company's CEO, identifying as '******* ****** (Spoofed Texter). The conversation began with a vague request for availability and quickly escalated into a social engineering scam requesting the purchase of Apple or Google gift cards. I reported the incident to the company and blocked the number.

Targeted Person's Location

MD, USA- 20854

Scammer Information
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MD

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Unknown Email

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(347) 413-3124

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Unknown URL

Scam Type

Phishing

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Business name

Unknown

Date Reported

July 10, 2025

Scam ID

1012541


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