These fake accounts only want one thing from you, and that is to trick you into believing that they’re support members to steal private details. Now, if that same verified badge is found somewhere else, like the profile picture, the contact is lying and pretending that they’re someone else. Well, it’s actually not too difficult, once you turn an observant eye on the matter.Īuthentic WhatsApp support accounts have badges put next to their contact name that can easily be detected on the screen of the conversation as well as the chat info. But how can you really identify if you’re talking with a WhatsApp verified account or not? WBI has outlined how fake profiles try to verify their authenticity by using verified badge on their profile displays.
He later found out that the account was not only fake, it wished to steal information.
One user who goes by the name 'shimon128' (via WABINFO) says he received a weird text message from another account on WhatsApp, where the user acted like they were from the WhatsApp team.ĭisguising themselves as Support from the popular platform, Shimon says he knew something wasn’t right and he immediately blocked the chat and reported the account. And if the profile or context seems fishy, trust your gut because chances are that it’s a scam. Well, it’s so important to understand that receiving messages from people you don’t know is clearly suspicious activity. Similarly, how can you prevent being a vulnerable target? The new danger has recently been on the rise and many are asking what they can or should do in such a serious situation.
But wait, there might be another major problem on the rise!Ī new alert is talking about fake WhatsApp accounts that are now going as far as contacting users as members of WhatsApp’s support team. Just recently we became aware of scammers that were on a mission to get money from WhatsApp users.
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