WhatsApp users are being warned about a ‘nasty scam’ in which fraudsters are attempting to take over people’s accounts. Consumer group Which? says there has been another uplift in the number of people ...

All WhatsApp users in the UK have been warned a new scam could see criminals take control of their accounts. Scammers will pose as family and friends to request a security code, which they can use to ...

In an era of heightened digital connectivity, the seemingly harmless WhatsApp verification code has become a potential gateway for scammers, resulting in identity theft and extortion. The modus ...

A new WhatsApp scam is doing the rounds in which an account pretending to be WhatsApp's official team is sending messages to users, asking them to share their verification code. Although it doesn't ...

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