A warning from cybersecurity experts has detailed that millions of WhatsApp users are at risk, with fraudsters frequently targeting unsuspecting users to gain money or personal information for malicious purposes.
Over the technological revolution, numerous methods have been developed to allow cyber criminals to target, and in some cases, fleece people out of thousands of pounds at a time.
And while scammers are known to use constantly changing tactics, both elusive and blunt, there are a number of ways they can be spotted from the onset.