The New Scam Circulating on Whatsapp Is as Subtle as It Is Dangerous

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In recent years, WhatsApp has become one of the main channels of scams. Currently, a new scam is circulating in the State on behalf of the courier company. It is a very subtle and dangerous deception that sneaks through the chat of the messaging app. The modus operandi of this scam begins with the inclusion of the victim in groups, emails... that appear to be WhatsApp’s. There scammers pose as representatives of a reliable investment firm.

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The Judiciary warned of a new form of telephone scam and delivery of recommendations to prevent Whatsapp kidnapping. The Security Office and the Ciberisks area of the Administrative Corporation detected an increase in internal complaints of attempted phone calls scams and/or the use of Whatsapp. People who supplant the [...] The Judicial Power entry warns new phone scam and Whatsapp kidnapping was first published on INFOGATE.