Share Is one of the most important and most popular sites Instant messageThat’s why Tario is used by millions of people around the world to stay in touch through messages, photos, videos, video calls, voice notes and more.
For this reason, it has also become a preferred medium Fraudsters To do their cheating, sending a message with a link is easy and does not require the best technical tools, which makes many victims.
Do you offer free mobile data for WhatsApp? This is fraud. Photo: Pixabay
New scam on WhatsApp
Recently, a new fraudulent form of fraud was released that installs malware that threatens the security of your information and steals your data and your contact data.
The message sent to users, as part of celebrating WhatsApp’s anniversary, offers the opportunity to win 50GB of mobile data while browsing the web.
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A link will appear below, which, if clicked, will open the page pretending to be the official WhatsApp site in the browser, and contain misleading comments from people claiming to have won this ad, giving it more credibility.
When a user clicks on this link, their data is extracted, because to succeed, they need to share their phone number and receive the same 50 GB for free by sending the same message to 12 WhatsApp contacts or groups.
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In this way, personal data is stolen as users are redirected to different pages, which can steal data or install viruses. Therefore, if you receive this message, it is highly recommended not to delete it and click on it.
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