Mohammad Mazher, fell victim to a scam that promised to help him pay his bills amid rising inflation. He lost $13,000 to the scammers who contacted him on WhatsApp and claimed to be from a bill negotiation service.
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| Mohammad Mazher |
One man learned the hard way not to trust random strangers who promise to pay his bills.
He admits: "I just fell for the trap."
WhatsApp Scam Fools Illinois Man out of $13,000
WLS Channel 7 News reported Mohammad Mazher from Elgin, Illinois became the latest victim of a scam where criminals promise that they will help you pay your bills. They convince their victims that you just have to pay 60% and they will pay the other 40%. of your existing bills.
He said:
"The scheme was they will pay the bills off. I would go check online in my ComEd and utility bills, it says paid off. After three or four days, it would get canceled," -Mohammad Mazher, victim of WhatsApp scam
They fooled Mohammad by speaking to him in Hindi to gain his trust. He sent them money, and it appeared that they were paying his bills, but in reality, it just appeared that payment was posting to his account, but then it would reverse days later.
The criminals were keeping all of the money that he was sending to them. They continued to scam him out of a total of $13,000 USD.
When Mazher realized that his bills were not being paid, and they were scamming him, he filed a police report with the Elgin Police Department and filed a report with the Federal Trade Commission. His police report can be seen below.
There are companies that specialize in debt consolidation, but what Mazher went through was a scam and not a legitimate company. It was criminals wanting to take advantage of a person by gaining their trust.
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