HOW THE CLONED WHATSAPP SCAM WORKS
The phrase “WhatsApp has been hacked” has become increasingly common among users. In a series of crimes, scammers have cloned users’ WhatsApp accounts and impersonated the account owner to ask the victim’s acquaintances to make an emergency bank transfer. The scam works like this: the hacker tries to access WhatsApp using the target’s chosen number. At this point, an unlock code is sent by the app to the victim’s cell phone.
All the criminal needs to do is find a way to trick the person into telling him the code.
By entering the release code, the criminal gains access to WhatsApp gambling data usa and the cloned target's contact list, but not to the messages exchanged before the cloning – these are stored on the cloned cell phone. The real owner of the device loses access to the account. The criminals then start approaching friends on the cell phone owner's contact list, asking if they were busy and asking them to make a transfer.
TIPS
WhatsApp recommends enabling two-step verification. If your account has been compromised, you will need to log back into WhatsApp and enter the security code you received via SMS. Anyone using your account inappropriately will be logged out.
If WhatsApp asks for your PIN (the password you created when you activated two-step verification), then it is possible that the scammer has activated the security measure. You must wait seven days to be able to access your account without the code.
Do not pass on your confirmation code, received via SMS when installing WhatsApp, for example, to anyone.
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