Over the last couple of months I’ve been setting up a “Stop The Con” page on Facebook, which is to help spread awareness and hopefully stop known conmen and conwomen throughout the world.
I felt I should share this Whatsapp Con with you to try and stop these conpeople.
You will receive an email which appears to be from Whatsapp (shown above), however, when you check out the email address (this is something I recommend you do do, and even then be aware that conpeople can make similar email address – for example if mine were “bobonlife.com”, they could call theirs “bobsonlife.com”, the difference being just an “s”, so without fully checking you wouldn’t know, so please alway check. If in doubt, don’t open the email), you’ll find it isn’t from whatsapp at all (shown below)
If you do open the email, you’ll find it will look something like this:
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON (Image).
If you click on the image/link, it will take you to a website which could and most likely contain a virus or/and malware, which can gain control of your computer, gain access of your online banking and or ther information, including passwords and usernames as some record and transmit your keystrokes (keyboard), which then leads onto them either blackmailing you, taking loans etc out in your name, identity theft etc.
This isn’t just what could happen from this con, but any email con sent to you.
If you think you have been targeted, you can get in touch with the police fraud squad called “Action Fraud” on 03001232040 (UK only, other countries should have their own. Try googling for your area) and they can talk you through what has happened and what you should do.
ALWAYS BE VIGILANT
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