A new method of fraud on Whatsapp. Scammers take over the account of the deceived person to fool other users

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The Romanian Police are warning about a new fraud method used on Whatsapp, through which people with bad intentions contact users of this service, claiming to be friends, family members or even representatives of institutions...

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Pay close attention to incoming messages on WhatsApp! Romanian police warn of a new method of fraud used on this communication application, writes Rador Radio Romania, reports economedia.ro. Specifically, people who claim to be friends, family members or even representatives of some institutions take control of the account of the deceived person and then use it with [...] The post Romanian Police warns of a new fraud method used on WhatsApp appe…

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How the scheme worksAccording to authorities, attackers contact victims under various pretexts and ask for a verification code received via SMS. Once this information is disclosed, criminals can take control of the user's WhatsApp account to defraud other people. A specific case occurred in Suceava, where a 66-year-old woman was scammed by a scammer who claimed to be her daughter. After receiving a message asking her to save a new phone number, …