WHATSAPP is one of the safest chatting apps you can use but that doesn’t stop hackers and scammers trying to catch you out on it. Here’s the three most dangerous WhatsApp scams we’ve spotted in the past month. 1 There’s a few recent scams you should be on the lookout…
PARENTS are being warned about a crafty WhatsApp scam that starts “hey mum, it’s me”. One brazen crook pretended to be a Bedford mum’s stricken daughter while begging for cash because of a “problem with the banking app due to fraud”. 2 The mum was told that her ‘daughter’ needed…
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SINGAPORE – When her mother first told her about an investment proposition from someone overseas, alarm bells went off immediately and she warned the older woman to stay away. Unfortunately, the warning fell on deaf ears, and her mother, a businesswoman, was eventually scammed of $568,000. Speaking to The Straits Times in…
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Nearly a year later, it is still uncertain why Ms. Razdan and the other women were targeted. Although the scammers expressed support online for the Hindu nationalist movement in India, they shed little light on their decision to trick reporters. The perpetrators have successfully covered their tracks — at least,…
A WhatsApp scam claiming to be a family member looking money is sweeping across Co Armagh, police have warned. Police are urging the public to be on their guard against a recent wave of scams. The warning comes after numerous reports were received in recent days from victims right across…
