Domain investor Adam Dicker is a popular speaker at various domain conferences, with an upcoming book on domain investing.
For all that, he was apparently targeted by a scammer on Skype, who posed as a top US military soliciting Adam Dicker’s advice and support.
Impersonating the real Sgt. Major Lebert Beharie, the scammer sent the message:
“Hi Friend how are you doing today with your beloved family? Am Sgt. Maj. Lebart Beharie. I hope to hear soon from you for introduction OKay.”
After sharing contact details with this person, Adam Dicker was subsequently contacted:
“hello Mr Adam / how are you today? / Am good too, Am Sgt. Maj. Lebert Beharie from United State [sic] but am here in Afghanistan and you?”
The scammer proceeded with an offer, upon which Adam Dicker realized what was going on:
“I have a business deal for you”
Moral of the story: don’t allow random people on your contact list and double-check contact information.
The scammer appears to have skimmed the real contact info of Sgt. Major Lebert Beharie from their Facebook profile.