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"The six-digit code WhatsApp scam is a phishing scam. The scammer attempts to log into your WhatsApp account. When they do so ...

A dangerous new scam is spreading throughout Europe that could result in hackers seizing control of your WhatsApp account and locking you out completely. Security experts at Bitdefender have ...

In impersonation scams, criminals pretend to be someone you know, a friend, colleague, or family member. They may claim they’ve changed their phone number or that they’re in urgent trouble and need ...

Meta on Tuesday introduced new scam detection features for its messaging apps, WhatsApp and Messenger, as part of its broader initiative to crack down on online scams that target older people. The ...

It begins with a simple, unsuspecting phone call—a friendly voice claiming to be from your bank, telling you there’s an issue with your account. They sound legitimate. But as you follow their ...

WhatsApp video call scam is targeting users through sextortion tactics, where fraudsters lure victims into compromising video calls and later threaten them for money. Here’s how the scam works, the ...

By Jeff Horwitz Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Senators Ruben Gallego and Bernie Moreno have introduced anti-scam legislation ...

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No such thing as a free launch ESET researchers in Latin America received a message on WhatsApp stating that the scam app was giving away 1000GB of internet data to… No such thing as a free launch ...

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