Common tactics include asking you to urgently send them money, claiming to be stranded in another country or saying that their phone has been stolen so that they cannot be called.
Mbinu za kawaida ni pamoja na kukuuliza uwatumie pesa kwa dharura, wakidai wametelekezwa katika nchi nyingine au wakisema kuwa simu zao zimepotea ili wasiweze kupigiwa.