The “WhatsApp” application has called on two billion of its users to beware of a fraudulent message, calling for its immediate deletion.
Specialized technical sites said that fraudsters delude the victims that they are from technical support in the application, in an attempt to steal their private information, and fraudsters use instant communication applications extensively to steal users’ information or money due to its wide spread.
An image published by the sites shows a comparison between the information of the real technical support account in WhatsApp, and the fake technical support account, and further deception, the scammers use the account image that includes the “WhatsApp” logo, which appears official and authenticated.
The sites said that there is an easy way to make sure that the account is real or not, which is a green verification mark located below the account image and not inside it, and this mark cannot be obtained by fraudsters.
According to the technical sites, in the event that any message arrives from an account within its image, the authentication mark, the message coming from it must be deleted immediately, and the fraudsters seek to know the 6-digit account password, so that they can access the account, or the user’s bank account numbers to avoid Account suspension.
WhatsApp never asks for any users’ credit card information or any other information such as a passcode for services on the app, and if anyone wants to get this information it means they’re trying to trick you.
