WhatsApp Gold
The National Police and Civil Guard are alerting mobile users of a new fraud that takes advantage of the fame of WhatsApp And, once again, the most used messaging application is once again theexcuse to attract the most clueless users through the social networks. A fraud that, Instead of improving this communication tool, all it achieves is subscribing the user to a Premium or paid service at a cost of 36 euros per month
This scam comes under the name WhatsApp Gold (Gold Edition), and is being broadcast through social networks asFacebook and Twitter A suggestive message is appearing on behalf of WhatsApp prompting users to upgrade to this version Gold With it, as suggested in the ad, it is possible to get new exclusive wallpapers, plus a “emoticon plugin” to add new Emojito the conversations. And not only that, since it makes the “experience with WhatsApp go from ordinary to completely interesting” and adds that “above that of many friends”. Reasons that many users would find more than justifiable to purchase this supposed version Gold
However, the scam is located a few lines below in the ad. And it is that, under the suggestion of verify the phone number of the user to update and download this version Gold , they are made with the data of the users to carry out the alta in the Premium service A makeup subscription that supposes a cost of 36 euros per month without any of the qualities that the advertisement claims to add to the application WhatsApp A scam in full rule that captures less learned users in the field of mobile phones with suggestions for functions that do not exist in WhatsApp and that are nothing more than the excuse to get the phone number of user.
That is why the State Security Forces recommend never trusting this type of advertisement, as well as thosetools, extra applications or procedures that claim to add exclusive and amazing features to WhatsAppEven less offer personal data such as telephone number or bank accounts And, although WhatsApp requires the payment of 0.89 euros per year, the process is carried out and in a secure through Google Play, App Store or Windows Phone Store, and not through other services outside the messaging company or content store of the terminal.
This is not the first scam that takes advantage of WhatsApp There are already several cases in which, using this application as an excuse, they end up capturing data from user to involuntarily register it to Premium subscriptions Issues that call attention to ensure allow peeping into other people's conversations anonymously and remotely. An activity that, the State Security Corps remember, is illegalTherefore, it is best to avoid any type of interaction with these announcements and suggestions, always using common sense in the first instance.
