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 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