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🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

‘Cleaning Superstore’: warning over missed delivery text scam on WhatsApp

A new WhatsApp scam impersonates the legitimate company 'Cleaning Superstore', tricking recipients into providing personal information by claiming they missed a delivery.

Mar 1 • 07:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

It's #FAKE WhatsApp message about regularizing 'serious pending issues' with the Federal Revenue; it’s a scam

A WhatsApp message claiming to address a 'serious pending issue' with Brazil's Federal Revenue is a scam and is being circulated to mislead recipients into sharing personal information.

Feb 26 • 12:35 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

False boleto scam: man loses R$ 18.5 thousand to fake bank attendant

A 53-year-old commercial manager in São José do Rio Preto lost R$ 18,500 in a scam after being tricked by someone posing as a bank attendant.

Feb 25 • 17:08 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Scam of the Fake Lawyer: Criminal Poses as TJ Employee in Alleged Property Purchase in AC

Criminals are impersonating lawyers from the Acre Court of Justice to defraud residents through a WhatsApp scheme.

Feb 25 • 10:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Court orders WhatsApp to block profiles used in fake lawyer scam

A Brazilian court has instructed WhatsApp to block accounts used in a scam where criminals impersonate a local law firm to defraud clients.

Feb 25 • 08:21 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Woman has her account zeroed after falling victim to a fake prize scam of R$ 50,000 in Campo Grande

A woman from Campo Grande lost R$ 1,208 after falling victim to a fake prize scam that misled her with a fraudulent message.

Feb 11 • 19:28 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
Crime & Justice

Beware of the Ghost Pairing scam: this is how cybercriminals steal sensitive data and money

A new scam called Ghost Pairing is emerging on WhatsApp, where cybercriminals deceive victims to gain access to their accounts without needing passwords.

Feb 11 • 10:19 UTC
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
Crime & Justice

Scam of the dancer on WhatsApp, a message from a friend contact: 'Can you vote for my niece?'

A new form of online fraud exploiting WhatsApp contacts is spreading, where scammers request votes for fake initiatives, utilizing trusted connections to achieve their goals.

Feb 11 • 05:13 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

WhatsApp calls, fake warrants, and digital arrests... Scheme of fraud of 1 billion exposed

Delhi Police's Crime Branch and Cyber Cell have uncovered a significant scam involving digital arrests, resulting in the arrest of two main accused who defrauded victims of millions through psychological manipulation.

Feb 8 • 17:08 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Dirty talk in the name of actress, anger erupted seeing WhatsApp chat, said- my identity...

Actress Ruhi Singh has fallen victim to a fraud where false WhatsApp chats in her name have been leaked, prompting her to alert fans on social media about the issue.

Feb 8 • 16:16 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Scam of the false Public Defender: Criminals pose as public defenders to deceive residents of AC

Criminals in Acre, Brazil, are posing as public defenders to scam residents through WhatsApp by charging for services that should be free.

Feb 7 • 19:04 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Criminal uses photo of police chief to attempt a scam in Guarapuava

A criminal attempted to scam a victim by using the photo of a police chief in Guarapuava, Brazil, through WhatsApp messages demanding payment under threat of arrest.

Feb 7 • 13:07 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Scammers use screen sharing to induce elderly man to pay R$ 14.5 thousand in third-party debts in the interior of SP

A 69-year-old retiree from President Prudente, SP, lost over R$ 14.5 thousand due to a 'False Lawyer' scam involving social engineering and technology, where he was tricked into paying debts linked to unknown individuals from Minas Gerais.

Feb 5 • 19:27 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Crime & Justice

Childless Janne received a shameless message: "Hey grandpa" – A familiar scam method is tormenting again

A 44-year-old man named Janne received a deceptive message from a scammer who addressed him as 'grandpa' despite him not having children, urging him to continue the conversation on WhatsApp.

Feb 5 • 05:30 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Crime & Justice

Popular function on WhatsApp has become a security threat: Your data can be stolen in no time, here's how to protect yourself

A new scam exploits an official device linking feature in WhatsApp, leading to alarms from the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) about a method called 'Ghost Pairing' that allows cybercriminals to take control of others' WhatsApp accounts.

Feb 4 • 16:00 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Life & Tech

The new scam circulating on WhatsApp that is very difficult to detect

A new scam called 'Ghost Pairing' allows scammers to connect a user's WhatsApp account to another device using a code, enabling them to steal messages and photos without the user's knowledge.

Jan 13 • 07:21 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

WhatsApp users warned of scary 'ghost pairing' scam that gives hackers your data

A new scam targeting WhatsApp users could potentially allow hackers to access sensitive data without users' awareness, although there are ways to avoid it.

Jan 9 • 10:40 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Crime & Justice

PHOTO Did you receive this message on WhatsApp or Facebook? Do not open it under any circumstances, it's a sneaky scam

A new scam targeting WhatsApp users has surfaced on Croatian Reddit, where individuals are tricked into handing over their accounts by voting for a girl named Maria in a gymnastics competition.

Jan 6 • 10:12 UTC

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