A new scam takes advantage of WhatsApp calls
It was expected that the new calling feature of WhatsApp would attract both the attention of users who want new ways to communicate and those who just want a new method of making money Something that the very fame of this messaging application has been dragging for some time now. Thus, a new scam has become known that takes advantage of users who are less knowledgeable in the matter and that captures its victims by posing as a alleged invitation to start using the aforementioned WhatsApp calls
And it is that for two weeks WhatsApp has opened the ban on its expected function of calls free over the Internet A feature that allows you to speak in real time with another interlocutor without incurring telephone charges. Of course, at the moment, this function is in the testing phase. Therefore WhatsApp is limiting access to this feature with a peculiar invitation system Invitations that are nothing other than the own calls of those users to whom WhatsApp has been given activated randomly, without ever being a procedure or record of any kind.
This is where the WhatsAppCalling scam comes in A hoax that has managed to sneak messages that are going through WhatsApp group conversations and chats with a text similar to this: «Hey, I”™m inviting you to try WhatsApp Free Voice Calling feature, click here to activate now ””> http://WhatsappCalling.com» Or what is the same: “Hello, I am inviting you to use the free WhatsApp calls, enter this link to activate them” Of course you should not access this link or share it, it's a trap A scam
Although said web page no longer exists, creating misinformation and doubts for users only serves to others can take advantage of it Something that was already happening with the supposed applications and tools that claimed to allow reading other people's conversations A practice that, besides illegal, it is practically impossible. And it is that these systems only managed to capture the telephone number of the user who wanted to read those conversations and subscribe it to a messaging service Premium with high costs Issues that, with the excuse of calls, can inadvertently attract others.
In light of this, the best thing, as always, is to use common sense And it is that WhatsApp activate calls in a random In addition, these can only be used once they are received by a contact. That is why it is best to wait and arm yourself with patience until someone you know gets the function, since publishing the phone number on forums, social networks and different web pages can lead to many security and privacy problems The same as sharing and circulating hoaxes and scams like this alleged message with the invitation to test calls from WhatsApp
At the moment WhatsApp has not confirmed the official date for the arrival of this long-awaited function to all usersIt only remains to wait and avoid as far as possible falling into this type of scam that takes advantage of the ignorance of the users. Before a not-so-revolutionary function, you have to think about privacy.
