WhatsApp Scam Alert: Scammers Pose as 'App Tech Team' to Steal Verification Codes

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May 29th, 2020, 2:11 am

WhatsApp Scam Alert: Scammers Pose as 'App Tech Team' to Steal Verification Codes
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Scammers ask users on WhatsApp to verify their identity by providing their six-digit verification code.

Scenario: WhatsApp message has been shared in Spanish by a Twitter user. It pretends to have been sent by WhatsApp technical team.

WhatsApp generally doesn’t use its app to communicate with users. But Scammers Pose as ‘WhatsApp Technical Team’ to Steal Verification Codes

WhatsApp doesn’t ask users to provide any personal information or verification codes

A new WhatsApp scam has emerged in which an account that pretends as an official communication source for WhatsApp technical team asks users to share their verification code. The account uses a WhatsApp logo as its profile picture to convince users.

However, it is important to highlight that WhatsApp teams don't use the messaging app to communicate with users and instead use social media channels, including Twitter or the company's official blog to send public announcements.

WhatsApp features tracker WABetaInfo posted a tweet to highlight the latest scam after a Twitter user Dario Navarro enquired about a fishy message that the users had received. As per a screenshot shared by Navarro, the scammer sends a message in Spanish asking users to verify their identity by providing their six-digit verification code that comes via an SMS message.

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