The General Public has been cautioned about the new strategy some fraudsters are adapting to scam people.
It has been revealed that these fraudsters are planning on taking over the WhatsApp accounts of people without their knowledge and use it to scam their contact list.
This was revealed in an interview on TV3 by a Cyber Analyst at E-Crime Bureau identified as Mr. Philemon Hene who said that they have already reported five cases of this scam and will caution the general public about it.
According to Philemon, in order for these fraudsters to achieve their aim, they will send you a message through WhatsApp, telling you that you’ve won some money from a website.
After that, they will ask you to send a code that will pop up on your phone to them in order for them to complete the process of redeeming your prize.
Philemon said that this code will actually enable the fraudsters to change your number but gain access to your WhatsApp account as well as your contact list.
He added that in order for one to know that his/her account has been taken over by these fraudsters, you will receive a message indicating that your number is no longer associated with the WhatsApp account.
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