A new scam has spread on WhatsApp. Here’s what it is and how to protect yourself from these scam attempts
Since the launch of the new till date, there have been many scam attempts by sending against users the message o Online email.
Scams are the most varied, with people pretending to be your bank and sending messages with a link to click. afterOr again, theRevenue Agency. Scammers work by sending various fraudulent messages or emails that scare the user.
Scams usually involve providing personal information, or bank or postal credentials. Bad guys may ask you to fill out fake forms that appear to be from real entities and as a result stealing money to misfortune
That’s why it’s so important to be careful and not be fooled, because these messages are much more believable than you think. Scams can happen, as mentioned, either through emails or through messages and in that case we face a case of smishing (SMS+phishing).
WhatsApp: Scam messages circulating on the app
One of the recent scams circulating on WhatsApp has the following tone: “Hi Ma, I dropped my phone, this is my new number”. The Postal Police is issuing an alert for this scam that runs on messaging apps and which to watch out for.
This is another attempt by malicious people to steal people’s personal information. But that’s not all, because from what we learn these requests will be followed by subsequent requests. request in between Chances of money, reloading a cardOr they ask Credentials to be able to access the current account of the user.
What should be done in these cases? Of course the most important thing to do in this context is to immediately remove the message, completely ignoring its content. To protect yourself against such scams, just know that no company will ever send you a link or ask you for login credentials.
More generally, never open links, especially those that are shortened. The reason for not opening suspicious messages is not only because senders will discover that we have an active mobile number, but also because the user reads the messages and possibly clicks on them. Knowing that the number is active, they will try to scam again with another method.
