No matter how tech-savvy you are, one distracted moment can leave you vulnerable to fraud. Tom, The Tech Chap, recently shared that he was scammed to the tune of £70,000 (approximately $95,000). Most posts by the London-based tech influencer have him reviewing the latest gadgets, so his story about getting caught in a phishing scam while in Tokyo stood out, netting him over 706K views.
In a post on TikTok and Instagram, Tom explained that he was on a trip with Sony when he got a call from what he believed was his bank. He says they asked him, “‘Have you added an email to your account?’ I was like, ‘Oh crap, no.’”
