Friday, May 12, 2017

Whatsapp scam message - Watch out


WhatsApp users are receiving scam messages from trusted sources, offering free Netflix access for a year if they pass on a link to 10 of their contacts.
Of course this shortened link is malicious, and the web page it leads to is actually "stealing information from users' mobile phones for different types of subscriptions, or opening the system's messaging application in order to send an SMS to a premium number with a certain text, or even encouraging users to download applications from unofficial sites,"


For more details:
https://www.scmagazine.com/whatsapp-scam-offers-free-netflix-but-steals-info-and-commits-sms-fraud/article/661195/

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