We are seeing an increase in reports of scammers posing as family members and friends on WhatsApp. There has to be some sort of pay off soon, otherwise why would they talk? Is this a long game scam? Are scams getting that good now that the setup for them is more intricate than ever before? I can't wait to see what happens. WhatsApp has become an irresistible place for fraudsters. So I guess my bottom line question is has anyone had something like this happen to them? I'm almost 100% sure that it's a scam, I just don't understand the angle that I'm getting here. I'd love to think that I'm just talking to someone who actually got a wrong number, but I'm pretty certain that something is going to come out of the fold shortly that will reveal this for the scam that it is. The account is an unverified business account so it's all very suspicious. Using the tried and tested tactics of social engineering and employing urgency, the sender will pretend to be in need of money for bills but are locked out of their bank account for whatever reason. The person claims to be from Hong Kong living in London. Even if you qualify to use the WhatsApp API, that doesnt mean youll automatically receive an official WhatsApp Business account. A more recent WhatsApp scam message that is currently circulatingparticularly in the UKis attackers impersonating a relative of the recipient. The spam link can also infect Windows PCs, along with iOS and. According to reports, fraudsters are using the WhatsApp scam to rob users of their personal and financial data like bank and card details. On top of this the English is quite good but the account looks Chinese. Named, the scam has been circulating on the Meta -owned instant messaging app for a few days now. But it seems strange still that a sort of standard conversation is evolving. So far the only personal information they've asked of me is my name so nothing much in terms of personal information. Hijacking consists of a cybercriminal obtaining the first user’s phone number. WhatsApp hijacking Hijacking is a common method of gaining control of an unsuspecting user’s WhatsApp account to commit fraud. But now the person has engaged in further conversation, explaining that my phone number is apparently one digit different to their friend. The hacker obtains the WhatsApp verification code and takes control of the account. So the opening conversation was just "Hi (wrong name) I'm going golfing in London next week if you wanna come" so I replied with the standard wrong number message and left it at that. At least this is what it appears to be at the moment. I've recently received a message from someone who thought I was someone else (apparently).
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