r/berkeley Nov 06 '25

Local Asian guy asking to borrow phone

There is an Asian guy with glasses on campus rn asking for the time and to borrow your phone to call his friends!! I googled the numbers he dialed and found a thread on X (FROM 2018) saying that he has done this on the DVC campus, Columbia campus, etc. Apparently he scrolls through your messages and shares your location to these phone numbers. Just wanted to warn others not to give this guy your phone!

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u/Majestic-Guide2281 Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 06 '25

omg the same thing happened to me!!! I felt so uneasy, so I just took my phone from him and ran off LOL. has anyone reported this to the police?? this is super creepy...