Nowadays there are many ways of communication such as phone calls, messages through Facebook Messenger, DMs. Twitter And even Instagram lends itself to people having conversations that last dozens of hours. However, I think we can consider AA WhatsApp As the king of all messaging media, millions of users use it constantly.
And because it’s widely used, it lends itself to scams and extortion by modern criminals who aren’t used to the technology, especially those who are older and have a harder time getting used to it. The new method involves people being approached by supposed family members, asking them for money and thus making a big dent in their bank accounts.
They achieve this by providing personal information, which the victim would share publicly on social networks such as Facebook, through an extensive investigation to find out who their loved ones are, even their names. called as method WhatsApping recently arrived MexicoWith reports in key cities, and certainly ages reported between 45 and 60, many of them are being directly affected.
Tips to follow to avoid getting scammed on WhatsApp include: Don’t reply to people not added to your cell phone, unless the number is someone you’ve shared the contact with and you’re sure who it is. Never open strange links and definitely, don’t share bank numbers or anything related to finances. If you have any questions, it is best to report these spam calls so that the numbers are unsubscribed
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Editor’s note: Using WhatsApp today should be a little more common sense. Many messages from strangers reach me in a week, but the truth is that I always report as old reliable, block and spam.
