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They Warn of a Silent Scam at Whatsapp: They Impersonate Your Identity to Steal From Your Family and Friends without You Noticing It

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The National Police has issued an urgent warning after detecting a wave of complaints about a technique of cyberfraud that is spreading silently through Whatsapp. Unlike the traditional scams where you lose control of the phone immediately, in this mode the attacker manages to send messages in your name to your relatives ... Continue reading "Alert of a silent scam in Whatsapp: supplant your identity to steal your family and friends without you …

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The National Institute of Cybersecurity warns of a scam that affects users with an outdated iPhone. It is especially dangerous because it is the closest contacts who ask for financial help

·Madrid, Spain
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The National Police has issued an urgent warning after detecting a wave of complaints about a technique of cyberfraud that is spreading silently through Whatsapp. Unlike the traditional scams where you lose control of the phone immediately, in this mode the attacker manages to send messages in your name to your relatives ... Continue reading "Alert of a silent scam in Whatsapp: supplant your identity to steal your family and friends without you …

·Madrid, Spain
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The Navarra National Police issued a warning to citizens about a considerable increase in the records of fraud attempts, fraudulent actions that occur due to the misappropriation of WhatsApp accounts. The origin of this scheme is often in the fragility of certain smartphone models, which do not have security or operational systems compatible with [...] The article Police detail new coup in WhatsApp that deceives contacts without disconnecting us…

·Brazil
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The National Police has detected a new pattern of fraudulent use of WhatsApp accounts. In this mode, the attackers manage to send messages on behalf of the users to their real contacts to ask for money with a persuasive narrative, all without getting to expel the legitimate victim from their own application.The investigations have confirmed that the affected people continue to use the platform with total normality, without experiencing loss of a…

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COPE | Noticias y radio online broke the news on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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