A danger to constantly pay attention to is undoubtedly online scams, this pitfall of the web in fact tries to target all users connected to the Internet obviously with the aim of stealing sensitive data that can be exploited to one’s advantage in attempts at identity theft or bank theft.
There are various types of online scams but the common objective always remains the same, trick the victim into handing over their data or to carry out specific actions that will cause significant damage.
Lately a new scam has been circulating in Italy which perfectly reiterates what has been explained above, the peculiarity of this scam is that it uses the most used messaging application in the worldwe are talking about WhatsApp, the scam in fact takes place in chat and is revealed through a common message.
Scam via message
The scam in question begins with an incoming message directly in the chat that reads a simple “Hello”, but in the event of a response the scammers will continue offering the victim easy earnings
through a procedure to be followed online step by step, this procedure, however, will not lead the victim to earn money, but rather to lose it without the possibility of recovering it since the scammers will leak their bank access codes.
Therefore, if you were to receive a message of this type, the advice to follow is very simple, do not listen to what is suggested to you, block the contact who wrote it to you and report everything to WhatsApp, remember that having a skeptical eye and being careful is essential to not fall into this type of attack, since they are often diversified scams and to be able to grasp the fraudulent and indispensable mechanism to protect yourself and not lose your savings, so keep your eyes open and untrustworthy towards those who promise you money on the Web.
