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Black Friday 2022, watch out for these scams: they come directly from Whatsapp
WhatsApp is always prone to scam messages, now that it’s Black Friday it only increases the danger
The messaging app is very prone to scam messages that often suck money into our accounts without us even realizing it. Be careful now that it’s a special month for purchases.
Recognizing scams on WhatsApp is now child’s play. Very often, in fact, messages containing scams come with attached links that should be clicked on in order to access something that seems very advantageous. A popular one is like: “Black Friday on Amazon, 5000 free products for you”. By clicking on the link, you arrive on a site that offers a series of gift packs to unwrap to find out if you have won or not. Of course, victory is assured.
After winning the prize, often an iPhone, the site asks to forward the message to 20 WhatsApp contacts in order to receive the prize, at this rate the chain does not break, but feeds and makes as many people as possible fall into the trap . How to have the gift delivered? And here the donkey falls until we steal the money from the bank.
WhatsApp and Black Friday: beware of fraudulent messages
It is obvious that once you know that you have won, it is necessary to have the products delivered to your home. To do this, these types of links require you to enter all the necessary data to be able to pay only 1.95 which will be used for sending the item won. It goes without saying that it is a scam and, in addition to not receiving anything, all our savings will be completely emptied. No matter how much you trust the person who sent you the message, having an eye and being wary is always good.
Of course, there’s no Amazon promotion that includes Black Friday freebies, so it’s best to be wary of posts that promise big things. It is true that on the occasion of the event, Amazon will give discounts on many products, but when these messages arrive it will be better to put them in the trash and warn all acquaintances of the scam.