Whatsapp Scam: As soon as you share the six-digit code, your Whatsapp will get hacked. Through this, many of your private details will also go to the hackers.

Savings stolen
Through many types of scams on WhatsApp, fraudsters steal your savings.

Breaking into a bank account
These days, through one such scam, fraudsters are first breaking into your Whatsapp account and then into your bank account.

This is how the scam starts.
This Whatsapp scam starts with an innocent-looking message from someone close to you.

This is how the message comes on WhatsApp
The message says - 'A code has been sent to your number by mistake, please send it quickly.'

Don't make this mistake.
As soon as you share the six-digit code, your Whatsapp will get hacked. Through this, many of your private details will also go to the hackers.

Verify the message
If you want to avoid this scam, first verify the number of the person from whom the message has come, through a call or message.

If you want to avoid it, do this

Apart from this, click on the three dots on the right side of WhatsApp go to Settings and enable Two Factor Authentication.

Do these settings on WhatsApp

To avoid the scam, click on the three dots and go to Linked Device and if your WhatsApp is logged in on an unknown device, log out of it immediately.

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