Please help "may I borrow your cell phone to call my mom"

[DocMike1911]

I'm in the airport and someone walks up to me asks to borrow phone to call his mom. It's early am and I'm not fullyawake obviously because I Agree. The kid proceeds to call walk away about 20 feet (pretty rude) and calls and returns 3 min later.

My questions are what risks do I face now?
What can I do to help myself?
The Bluetooth and wifi were turned off


I see him walk by an hour later with his own phone in hand

 

[jetsam]

I agree that this person was rude, and their behavior questionable. I'm not sure what risks you face - other than germs from a stranger.

In the future I recommend this response: "I'll be glad to call anyone you like for you, but I can't lend you my phone."

 

[Zxxv]

Reply

"No. Because you won't pay for it if you drop it"

They'll usually say "I won't drop it"

You reply "Thats not what I said"

Conversation over.

 

[KGB7]

I'll bet he installed NSA spying software on your phone.

 

[willmtaylor]

Nah. Nothing to worry about. Move along with your life.

 

[HowEver]

You're lucky. In 99 other instances, he'd have run with the phone, or handed it to someone else and blocked you from following.

 

[davidg4781]

Weird he didn't use his. Maybe it was dead and the charger was in the luggage?

 

[adrianlondon]

Check your call history to make sure they didn't call a premium rate number that they own.