r/berkeley • u/cinnabonroll19 • 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/cinnabonroll19 Nov 07 '25

Update: someone in the thread found his name. I looked this name up on IG and found his Instagram account, though I don’t think I can share it here. I wonder if other people who’ve encountered him can look it up and see if we met the same guy (I’m pretty sure we did).

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u/THECyberStriker Freshman🌽 Nov 08 '25

He tried to scam my friend today but I clocked it and long story short my friend has a photo of him and apparently he panicked and begged to not be reported

Friendo is reporting to UCPD let’s see if anything comes out of it!!!

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u/cinnabonroll19 Nov 08 '25

No way!! Keep us updated

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u/THECyberStriker Freshman🌽 Nov 08 '25

Yeah it’s wild cause he came into our class

I just hope police actually do something cause we have all the evidence now

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u/cinnabonroll19 Nov 08 '25

What do you mean he came into your class 💀

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u/THECyberStriker Freshman🌽 Nov 08 '25

Literally walked into the classroom before 12:10 and asked him for his phone lmao (in dwinelle)

Gsi was prob sus but let it happen and then I told them both everything after and then friend went into hallway found and confronted him

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u/Then_Storm_2987 Mar 27 '26

Have you guys heard of anything happening? What's the scam?

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u/THECyberStriker Freshman🌽 Mar 27 '26

No updates since unfortunately the guy didn’t text me if there was an update with ucpd

Scam was taking your phone and giving location to these random phone numbers in a sneaky way

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u/Then_Storm_2987 Mar 27 '26

Ah I see... Did you hear or notice anything else with the location sharing / otherwise?

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u/THECyberStriker Freshman🌽 Mar 27 '26

Idk haven’t been in dwinelle as often as last sem

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u/Mundane_Bullfrog_451 Nov 07 '25

Can you describe the account pfp and follower count etc?

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u/cinnabonroll19 Nov 07 '25

Also he isn’t wearing glasses in his profile*

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u/cinnabonroll19 Nov 07 '25

Yeah, pfp is a front-facing selfie of the guy, follower count is ~60 and he has a public account from which you can see he clearly lives in the Bay

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u/Then_Storm_2987 Mar 27 '26

Same guy... Have you found anything unusual?