New scam involving takeover of WhatsApp accounts: Police

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SINGAPORE: The police on Wednesday (May 29) warned members of the public of a new variant of scams involving the takeover of WhatsApp accounts. ...

The scammer would then use another device to attempt to log in to the WhatsApp accounts of the chat group members.The police said that the intent of the scammers is to lure these WhatsApp users into sharing screenshots of their own verification codes in the chat group, in order to show that they are experiencing the same situation.

“Always call your friend to verify the authenticity of the request, but do not do so through the social media platform as the account might have been taken over by scammers,” they added.WhatsApp users should also enable the application’s two-step verification feature to prevent others from compromising their account.

In the event that an account has been taken over by a scammer, the user can recover the account by signing into their WhatsApp application using their phone number. They can authenticate their log-in attempt by entering the verification PIN which they will receive on their phone.

 

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