'The well-thought-out scam sees fraudsters posing as your friend or someone that’s a member of a WhatsApp group you’re in '
WhatsApp users have been issued a warning about a highly intelligent scam where fraudsters steal access to your phone.
As this happens, you will also receive a text message from WhatsApp with a six-digit code because the scammer has attempted to log in to WhatsApp using your mobile number.Next, the criminal will claim that the code was sent by accident, in turn asking you to help them out by sending it to them.
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