WhatsApp, it is not clear how it can become dangerous, this increasingly frequent message has also reached Italy
It is not a message to the wrong person, it is sent to a lot of people randomly, but we must be careful. The latest anomaly reported by users The WhatsApp, is receiving strange messages that do not appear to be directed to the user receiving them.
In practice, the numerous reports that arrived before August 15 and that lasted between August 14 and 16 speak of messages that arrived on WhatsApp from unknown numbers, and sometimes from foreigners, who ask how the holidays are going.
You might think it’s wrong, but the thing expands and seems to have precise shape, so it’s okay to be suspicious. It’s hard to understand the purpose of some of these messages, but for others, it’s straightforward. In fact, many of them have a link to click to update the application, but in reality, the link will become, as usual, a link scam.
WhatsApp: You’d better ignore this message
The texts are often in English and the recipient is asked a question about summer vacation. something like: “Hey, how’s it going in Canada?”, which leads the recipient to imagine that someone was wrong. These messages on the Facebook-owned app often come from profiles displaying an image of an Asian woman. But there are many.
In any case, you should never download any files from there and never click on any links. In fact, in addition to completely ignoring the message, it would also be a good idea to report it. As mentioned earlier, this series looks very strange at the moment and it is not yet understood what the real purposes of the scammers are, but the reports are getting higher and higher.
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Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that this type of fraud has also reached Italy: many write it on social networks such as Twitter. Now that we know the patterns and tactics of attempted scams, it’s easy to know which messages shouldn’t be answered. The fake bug is another danger of social media and messaging apps.
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