WhatsApp Scam – A New Digital Scam in The Social Media
The Independent Reports that WhatsApp has reportedly been the target of a new scam which deceives users into disclosing personal information.
In the scam, the links appear to come from your friend but instead lead you to a discount page which then asks for your personal details.
Unassuming users are then led to a fake website which infects your phone with malware, allowing the scammer to obtain sensitive information.
WhatsApp's popularity has exploded in recent years. It now has nearly one billion users worldwide and has become a key target for scammers.
Speaking to This Is Money, David Emm, principal security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, an internet security and anti-virus software company, says the scam operates in a range of languages.
"We have noted that this WhatsApp sc...