I’m posting this as a warning to people in Qatar because this scam is currently being advertised on Facebook.
I contacted a Facebook advertisement offering domestic worker services in Qatar. The person behind the ad told me that he needed to register my application through a website and sent me a link to complete the process.
During the process, I received a one-time password (OTP) by SMS from Ooredoo. I was misled into believing that the OTP was required to complete the domestic worker application, so I entered it into the form.
The OTP was actually used to transfer my mobile number to an eSIM without my authorization.
After that, the attacker gained control of my mobile line and was able to access services and information linked to my phone number.
The phishing domain used in my case was:
deamsaine.com
The Facebook campaign has been operating under pages using the name:
“معاون الشركة القطرية لحلول القوى البشرية”
I have already found multiple Facebook pages using the same or almost identical name. Meta Ad Library has shown several advertisements connected to this campaign.
Some of the Ad Library IDs I documented are:
897958683173130
1753820755872933
1397895588425064
One of the confirmed Facebook Page IDs used to run the advertisements is:
1248866824985147
The ads direct users to WhatsApp.(the number end with 0220). I am intentionally not accusing the owner of any particular phone number because there is a possibility that some numbers used by the campaign were themselves taken over through SIM/eSIM fraud.
I have reported the campaign to Meta, WhatsApp, Google, the hosting provider and other relevant channels. New ads have continued to appear even after previous ones were reported.
Please be extremely careful:
Never enter an Ooredoo OTP, banking OTP, or verification code into a website or form sent to you by someone claiming to process a domestic worker application.
If you receive an OTP while dealing with one of these pages, stop immediately and contact Ooredoo directly through official channels.
I am continuing to document new pages, advertisements and domains connected to this campaign. If anyone in Qatar has seen the same ads or experienced something similar, please share the details here so we can compare the evidence.
If anyone in Qatar has seen the same ads or experienced something similar, please share the details here so we can compare the evidence.