WhatsApp scam News

A 28-year-old man from Jabalpur recently lost Rs 2 lakh just by downloading a picture from a WhatsApp forward.

WhatsApp image scam targets users with seemingly harmless image files that carry concealed malware, has emerged as a dangerous trend. 

This incident in Kerala began when the victim was approached on WhatsApp by a woman named Avanthika Dev. 

In a recent instance of an online investment scam, a Mumbai man lost Rs 90 lakh after joining a WhatsApp group that offered professional investment advice.

After spam calls, now people are getting calls from international numbers on WhatsApp. After receiving the missed call, the question must be coming in your mind that, why are these calls coming? If they are coming… then no scam is happening because of this. In this part of DNA, see today's analysis on this important issue.

The platform, which has over 500 million users in the country, said it has ramped up its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems to bring down such incidents significantly.

The Twitter user alleged WhatsApp to using the microphone of his smartphone while he was asleep. He shared the screenshot as well.

Users are advised to stay vigilante regarding these spam calls from international scammers.

Meta-owned WhatsApp has close to 500 million users in India. 

A retired teacher from Andhra Pradesh lost Rs 21 lakh because of a message on WhatsApp. Let us know what was this in this message and how you can stay away from this kind of online hacking.

According to Twitter users, the message informing users to pay their electricity bill is typically sent via SMS or WhatsApp. The message's use of language should raise yet another warning sign. Scammers are constantly searching for such gullible users who can be easily duped.

WhatsApp scams are on the rise. Scammers are always on the lookout for specific dates or events to target people. The con artists are sending out letters promising free beer if they win the 'Heineken Beer Father's Day Contest 2022.'

He claimed that some people had lost their savings as a result of clicking on a few links delivered to them via WhatsApp. These links were disguising themselves as free Kashmir Files movie streaming. According to police officers, WhatsApp users should avoid clicking on links published on the app or social media.

As a result, authorities and private companies regularly issue advisories to warn mobile phone users about cybercriminals. A little mental acuity, on the other hand, can trump practically any clever approach used by scammers. Michael Griffiths received texts from someone posing as his stepdaughter and asking for money.

WhatsApp's payments functionality is currently being rolled out across India's heartland in a big way. Scammers send a link to WhatsApp users, and when they click on it, they are directed to a website that claims they may win a prize by completing a bogus survey.

Recently, a group of fraudsters in the United Kingdom discovered a new way to defraud individuals via WhatsApp. The scammers send a message that begins with "Hello Mum" or "Hello Dad," followed by an SOS to transfer money. Scammers in India have been discovered using similar methods to deceive individuals into handing them money.

In WhatsApp ‘Friend in Need’ scam, scamsters pretend to be one’s friend or relative. The text that is sent to the victims asks for financial help. The scamsters asks the victim to help them soon.

Scammers are using these tricks to dupe WhatsApp users and they pretentiously use close family or friends’ names to con them. The entire Verification Code Scam operates in such a way that a user gets a text message from WhatsApp which has a login code. Users should always keep in mind that WhatsApp never sends verification code to a different mobile number.

Upon clicking the link, the innocuous WhatsApp user is redirected to a dubious website where the payment processes, giving free money to hackers. The incidents of such scams have been increased in Western countries for now. Researchers have urged online shoppers to remain cautious against such email and WhatsApp scams that don’t appear reliable.

This is a typical case of online extortion or can also be termed as cyber sextortion. These scamsters often use their good language skills to lay the trap for winning the trust of the WhatsApp user so that they can do sex chat on video call. Besides that, they ask for a lumpsum amount from the victim which puts them in financial distress.