Your parents had warned you to not talk to strangers on social media, reminding you of the dangers that lurk on the internet. One night, you were scrolling through TikTok.

As you were browsing through the countless videos, you received a direct message from a TikTok account with a Russian username. The notification popped up on your screen, a chat request from someone you didn't know.

The profile's profile picture wasn't a photograph of a person's face. It was a blank black image. The username was written in Russian, so you couldn't understand it, and there were no videos on the account. Curious, you decided to accept the chat request.

The stranger didn't waste any time to chatting with you as soon as you accepted.

"Привет, как дела?"

Translate: "Hello, how are you?"