US EditionWhatsApp Says It Is Adding Tools to Help Users Combat Messaging Scams
- On August 5, 2025, Meta revealed that WhatsApp had banned over 6.8 million accounts associated with scam operations globally, with the majority connected to regions in Southeast Asia.
- Meta linked these actions to growing scam activities, including a disrupted criminal scam center in Cambodia using ChatGPT to generate scam messages.
- Meta introduced two new WhatsApp tools, such as safety overviews when unknown users add someone to groups, plus alerts encouraging users to pause before responding to suspicious contacts.
- WhatsApp highlighted that users can leave a group without needing to open or view its messages, while also warning that requests for advance payments to receive promised earnings should be seen as a warning sign of scams.
- These initiatives are part of Meta’s continued efforts to combat large-scale scam operations, addressing the unprecedented $16.6 billion in losses reported by American victims in 2024.
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Meta bans millions of WhatsApp accounts linked to scam operations
Meta took down 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts tied to scam operations on Tuesday after victims reported financial fraud schemes. The company said many of the scam sources were based in Southeast Asia at criminal scam centers. “Based on our investigative insights into the latest enforcement efforts, we proactively detected and took down accounts before scam…
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