Whatsapp: Warning! These scam messages are particularly treacherous
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WhatsApp: You should never make these mistakes
– WhatsApp: You should never make these mistakes
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Nasty messages are circulating more and more frequently within the popular messenger Whatsapp. Often there are fraudsters behind it, sometimes hackers who want to get to the personal data of the users.
The new criminal scam on Whatsapp has it all. Therefore, you should be particularly careful if you receive strange messages in Messenger.
Whatsapp: New scam is circulating on Messenger
Some users of Whatsapp have received strange news in the last few days. Even if the texts are partially modified, it became clear when the messages were collected that it was fraud.
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This is Whatsapp:
- The instant messaging service was founded in 2009 in Santa Clara, USA by Jan Koum and Brian Acton
- In 2014, Facebook Inc. bought Whatsapp for $ 19 billion
- The application is available for all common operating systems: Android. iOS, Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile
- The beta testing of Whatsapp Business started in Germany on January 25, 2018
- Whatsapp Payments is currently only available to users in India, but will soon be available in other countries as well
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According to “t-online”, there are currently puzzling messages circulating, allegedly from the Far East. Pretty young women from Hong Kong or China pose as old friends and try to engage the recipient in a conversation. First the young women send an attractive selfie, then they suggest a meeting. Often the texts are written in poor German or even completely in English. If the Whatsapp users don’t pay attention and get involved in the conversation, it is usually too late.
The decoys explain that they need financial support for the plane tickets to Germany. The aim of these fake news is to get hold of the victims’ money. Experts refer to this scam as romance scamming.
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Whatsapp: This is how you can protect yourself from fraudsters
It is also frightening how easy it is for fraudsters to get their victims’ cell phone numbers. “It happens again and again that criminal hackers gain personal user data through data leaks or poorly secured servers. They can then sell them on special forums on the Darknet, ”says at „t-online“.
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Further news:
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If similar messages are sent to you on Whatsapp, you should be careful. The safest way is not to reply to the texts, not to download any media or to open any links. In the best case, the numbers should be blocked to prevent further contact. With the help of a new function and after an update on WhatsApp, you can even report the fraudsters to the company. (Neb)
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