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Mar 2, 2020 10 tweets 6 min read
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This is NOT a genuine message. It’s a #SCAM. Have you ever come across one of these fake warnings on your computer? Or fallen victim to one? Image 2/9

You’re not the only one, lots of people dial the number on the message for 'tech support' but the call goes through to scammers ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Jun 19, 2018 12 tweets 3 min read
There’s no lift button for the 5th floor at Pyongyang’s Yanggakdo Hotel - and visitors are told to stay away.

We spoke to a man who's been there.

bbc.in/2M2Dzqv In 2011 Calvin Sun was on a packaged tour of North Korea when he noticed something on the lift panel of the Yanggakdo Hotel.

There was no button for the 5th Floor.