Scams, you can’t avoid them. Throughout our time online, we can see all forms ranging from genital enlargement to get-rich schemes. These days, scams are getting more detailed, trying their best to be genuine as possible so that they can achieve their objective, whether to hack your device or steal your hard-earned money. These scams are ever-present regardless of whether you are online or offline. Scams a few years ago limited themselves to calls and messages however, now, they are appearing sporadically through social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and the ilk. WhatsApp scams are usually a common sight in Brunei as most use them to communicate. Throughout my time using WhatsApp, there will be a random text from a foreign number (usually in African countries) promoting pornographic content or selling crypto. These will often happen in groups rather than through a direct message. One of the recently discovered is what I like to call the “old friend scam” wher...