It is WhatsApp application Messenger service snapshot Most used in Colombia and in many countries of the world, close to 70 percent of personal and commercial communication takes place through it.
This situation is exploited by criminals and alert the National Police if hackers steal your data and access information you have stored on your smartphones. But how do they do this?
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“WhatsApp tech support reports: Your WhatsApp account has been requested on a new mobile device, say *YES* to confirm you’re doing the action, *NO* if your answer is negative, If you don’t get a quick response, your WhatsApp account will be deleted for your and other users’ safety.. Contact us for more information.”
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The attempt to steal your personal information starts when the previous message arrives on your mobile number associated with your WhatsApp account. The user’s photo is the app icon and the user is the so-called US number.
If you are late in responding – you should never do this, Police assure – you may receive another message: “Please confirm your identity or were you the one who logged in!”bold and exclamation point.
According to the police – through the Cybernetic Center and Cyber Gaula – this is a method criminals use to steal your data.”If you answer, you may be giving access to install malware that will steal your security information. phones smart we even our bank will come back‘ said a police cybercrime investigator.
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Police say that in the face of such messages, it is best to block these numbers and ignore such messages.
Similarly, officials warned about the increase in messages reaching WhatsApp, which offers credit and job opportunities.there will never be an official line to call or offer staff, banks, any type of loan, do not immediately rely on such messages‘ said the researcher.
“Immediate recruitment of Colombian workers, as long as you have a mobile phone or computer, you can work with a salary of 300,000 to 1 million per day, and you only need to work half an hour a day, the job is done, ( Minors are prohibited from working) If you are interested, you can contact customer service for more information about the content of the job get”.
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Messages like this often end up on the WhatsApp app, with a foreign user “with a salary of 300,000 to 1 million a day and only needs to work half an hour a day, voila.”
“The offer is too striking to be true and legal. If you contact them, a deposit is required or you are asked to open your resume. numbers open an account and expose yourself to theft or fraud‘ pointed the researcher.
And finally, the National Police investigator reiterates that one should be wary of offers that come with free investment loans with no further requirements, as they will most certainly ask for personal information such as a bank account to “transfer the loan” and will most certainly result in fraud or theft.
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