With over 2 billion users, WhatsApp is a hugely popular platform in many parts of the world. Scammers are primarily interested in collecting personal information so they can impersonate users and access their money.
Job offers in exchange for clicks on Instagram, cases of identity theft and account theft are some of the most common methods. The app is being used as a vehicle for deception and a bridge to commit crimes on other platforms, such as Instagram and YouTube. The most common scams on WhatsApp are: wrong number scams, identity fraud and Voicemail Hack.