Nasty scam: Be careful of this WhatsApp trick from India. Fake Lidl has also been recently detected in circulation on WhatsApp.
There is an increasing number of Indian area codes that up to no good. If fraudsters had established a relationship of trust with victims, almost anything would be almost anything - from access to online banking to two-factor authentication. In 2024 the fraudsters would only have more options. The best potential victims? Those who actually report back. In this case, Atug even speaks of “optimized call center abuse”: How fraudsters will use WhatsApp for their dubious plans in 2024.