Scammers target WhatsApp users with phishing attempts
Over the past week, WhatsApp users have been inundated with missed video and voice calls on the platform from a variety of country codes. This is the latest in phishing attempts by scammers that have left India's telecom industry scrambling to deal with ever-growing menace.
Called by this number & told my phone service was ending today. With recent new number, (while still receiving calls from an old number), some relevance led me to choose option 2 for English. Guy answered. I asked, but he never said who he was, instead asking if I speak Chinese. I hung up. My phone is usually good at blocking scam calls
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