Airtel NG(Network Provider) uses Social Engineering to Lure Customers to Borrow Airtime Unknowingly

Screenshot of message from airtel

 Recently, been receiving messages from airtel-ng which are very much an annoying type. but the most common of em all is the one with the content;

To make longer calls, dial 14120 to get extra 200 naira airtime

and another

Dial 14120 to get extra 200 naira credit

All this messages not mentioning to the customer he/she is making a airtime borrowment (that's in my dictionary :-D) ...

 Borrowing Airtime

As it is known that borrowing airtime cost the customer some percentage (10%) of the borrowed airtime.

Conclusion

Sending this kind of message to customers s*cks which i think is Illegal and thus classified Social Engineering .. Stated in the national constitution section hmm sub-section  uhn... this should never be allowed..

And I don't think NNC(Nigerian Communications Commission) is doing anything customer favorable about it..

Why Whatsapp have the "Change Number" Option

In A Nutshell

People been contacting Me to know all possibilty for whatsapp deactivating their other phone number for dual sim device(phone) users.. Then came up the idea to write this short sermon to preach to all ear hearing that its normal as thats the way it is designed by Whatsapp Inc. 

On a neutral ground, using 2 phone numbers for a whatsapp account or to register any online account does not sound well to ones hearing.. Just being honest. So even if whatsapp make that possible i expect no body should be stupid enough to welcome such idea.. but only the geeks seems to understand most of this concept while the percentage of geeks being 5% :-P and even seems to be dropping as technology grows... Why?..

 

 Reasons for the "Change Number" option

• Migrate your account payment status(not yet really active though), groups, and profile info to a new number
• Preserve and continue the chat history with the new phone number as long as you continue using the same phone. 

 

 Effect of using "Change Number" option

• Whatsapp will delete the account associated with your old number, so your contacts will no longer see your old number in their WhatsApp contacts lists.

 

 Note Yet Convinced?

Follow this link to read from the Official Whatsapp Frequently Ask Question Section where "Change Number" option was Elaborated..

 

 Conclusion

Becareful how you use this option... in a case where you have changed your.. your friend and family will  never be able to reach you on the old number anymore which can void an urgent message wanted to be passed accross to you for one reason or the other...
Please, choose and stick to a number/Identity probably a reason one while using Online Apps e.g facebook, whatsapp etc... and avoiding some funky unstable namings like (hadehsueyi = adesuyi)..

Have a nice time being the best number switcher... :-D