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I think someone tried to scam me, should I be worried?

This woman recently tried to book me for drop-in visits, but she was very incoherent in her messages, i.e not answering my questions, weird punctuation, vagueness, etc, she said she was "relocating" to where I lived and that's why she needed a sitter. She also asked for my personal number because she said her app wasn't working, I made the mistake of giving it to her. I noticed that her photos of pets were stock photos with clear watermarks on them. I don't think this person was real, but now they have my personal cell number. I declined their request and emailed Rover support, I also blocked their number, but I'm still pretty freaked out! Should I be worried? I don't want to keep working with Rover if this is going to happen.

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If you do a search here, you will find numerous questions about scams and how to recognize them. What you've described is more than likely a scam. It has all the elements: asking for your personal information, wanting to communicate off-Rover, moving to your city, stock photos, etc. All the indicators of a scam.

Reporting them to Rover was good. But you should never give out personal information. Since Rover doesn't 'require customers to undergo any form of background checking, there is nothing to stop unscrupulous people from attempting to scam you.

You just have to be ultra careful.