With more than two billion users worldwide, WhatsApp has become a favourite target for fraudsters and tactics have become more ingenious and effective than ever. The majority of users are vulnerable when online, making it an irresistible platform for scammers.
Cybersecurity experts from VPN Overview have compiled their top tips on how to recognise WhatsApp scams and how to prevent them. WhatsApp fraud is a scam in which cybercriminals pretend to be a victim’s acquaintance and then ask them for money.
They pose as a friend or family member and ask for financial help because “they urgently have to pay a (high) bill” or “they have an emergency and urgently need some money”. Usually the perpetrators pretend to be in a hurry, most likely to entice their victims to take immediate action.
