"WhatsApp Messenger Extension" Phishing Scams

WhatsApp Messenger Extension Phishing Scams

Whatsapp users, your accounts will never expire and there is no WhatsApp extension. Therefore, if you have received messages claiming your accounts will expire and you need to purchase a WhatsApp extension, please delete the messages and do not follow the instructions in them. This is because the messages are fakes that are being sent by cyber criminals to potential victims. The fake messages or phishing scams that are being used by cyber criminals to trick their potential victims into clicking the link within them, which take the potential victims to a fake WhatsApp website where they will be asked to purchase a WhatsApp Messenger extension that doesn't exist.

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A Sample of a "WhatsApp Messenger Extension" Phishing Scam

From: Whatsapp <Expired-Notification@Whatsapp.outlook.com>

Sent: Tuesday, 20 June 2017 4:40 AM

Subject: RE : Account Expired !

WhatsAppLogo

Warning ! Your account WhatsApp Messenger will be expired in 48 hours !

If You Do Not Update Your Membership Account It Will Be Expire Within 48 Hours. Please Update as soon as Possible To Avoid Loosing Your Files (Pictures, Vedios ...)

You Can Update Your Account Membership for only 0.99CAD, By Clicking

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

On the fake website, visitors are asked to enter their credit card information to pay for the fake WhatsApp extension. If they enter the requested information their credit cards will be charged for a service that doesn't exist and their credit card information will be stolen and used fraudulently.

WhatsApp users who have already been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to contact their banks and have them cancel the fraudulent transactions and refund their money. They may need to get a new credit card to prevent the cybercriminals from occasionally charging their credit cards for an undetermined amount.

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"WhatsApp Messenger Extension" Phishing Scams