NEW WHATSAPP SCAM CLAIMING MONEY!
As I have mentioned few days back in my post related to whatsapp scam-the more popular something is the more people will try to make use of it for money,and same thing goes with whatsApp the most powerful and popular chatting app of our era.It shouldn't come as a big surprise that scammers have started targeting potential victims via social networks and messaging apps.
Now there is a new trend of scam doing rounds on whatsapp:
what is it?
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Some user on the whatsapp app have received text message saying that their subscription has expired and they need to pay in order to use whatsapp.
What you need to do to be safe?
If you come across any such texts delete them asap and block the sender.
Do not forward these texts to anyone.
Inform your friends and relatives about the scam.
Fraudsters are always trying new ways to scam people.You should be always careful before opening any links and hyper-links sent to you from strangers.Verify for the authenticity of news you come across about such things.
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