This article features the latest scam doing rounds – “WhatsApp Scam”, or ‘WhatsApp Pink Scam’ and how this can can take all your personal data if you are not careful. Please read carefully till the end.
WhatsApp, the most popular social messaging app, has somehow become a prominent target for hackers and scammers, alike. A few days back, Tech expert and writer Alexis Conran took to Twitter to share the scam to warn people about a WhatsApp scam, and now there’s another one!
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What is “WHATSAPP SCAM”?
So, what exactly is this WhatsApp scam and how does it work? Basically, hackers have developed a malicious app which has a similar interface to that of WhatsApp but pink version. To promote app downloads of this fake “WhatsApp Pink” app, several messages are being forwarded on the instant messaging app that contain malicious links within them.
The forwards urge users to download the pink version and lure them by claiming that the pink version of the app comes with new features for the users. In case you’re wondering if the “WhatsApp Pink” app actually changes the color of the app – Yes, it does!
Once a user clicks on the link in the message, they are redirected to a new page where they are asked to click on the option that proceeds to download the app on their phone. Now if the users download the app on their phone, it will be able to steal their sensitive personal data which the scammers can then use to either hack their other accounts, sell on the dark web, or use for other illegal and malicious purposes.
Users can remove the app by going to settings > app > select “WhatsApp Pink app”, and uninstall.
Safeguard yourself from WhatsApp Pink Scam. Do not click on malicious links.
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