If you use WhatsApp, then you need to know about this fraud, otherwise you can be at a huge disadvantage.
Due to the corona epidemic, people are locked in their homes, in which there has been a continuous increase in digital transactions. Along with this, in the case of online fraud, it is constantly increasing. Along with fraud through KYC, SMS and call, now a new scam has surfaced on WhatsApp in which thugs are sending people OTP and making people their victim.
Actually, the thugs are messaging people using the number of their information and then taking people in a hoax, making them a victim of cheating. You will ask for help in the message you get and he will start it by making you believe that he is in some trouble and then will make you a victim.
Hunting through OTP
Hackers will call you and claim to be familiar with you and send OTP after getting confused and then ask you to tell them that OTP has come on your mobile by mistake. As soon as you give him the information of OTP, the cyber criminal will hack your account. Through this OTP, your WhatsApp account will be hacked. Explain that your account can be used for wrongdoings
How to keep yourself safe
If you have accidentally got into the trap of these hackers, then reset your WhatsApp account instantly. For this, you will have to login to WhatsApp as before and then you will have an OTP and it will be logged out of the cyber criminal’s account. Please tell that it needs to be done in time. WhatsApp does not send OTP without your permission and in such a situation, be careful if you come to OTP.
You can use the two factor authentication option to keep your WhatsApp account secure. Hackers cannot easily hack your device after turning it on.
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