The police out Lower Saxony warns of a nasty scam on Whatsapp that is currently making the rounds. The scam message is said to have surfaced regularly as early as December 2020 – now it is back.
Whatsapp users should receive the request via Whatsapp message and an SMS with a code. The police have explained again what the message is and how you should best react.
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Lower Saxony: Don’t fall for THIS Whatsapp message!
“WARNING: WhatsApp users are again receiving more messages from their contact list. In it you will be asked to forward a 6-digit code to the contact. At the same time you will receive the code by SMS.
Important: DO NOT forward the code! ”Writes the State Criminal Police Office (LKA) Lower Saxony on its Facebook page.
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This is Whatsapp:
- The instant messaging service was founded in 2009 in Santa Clara, USA by Jan Koum and Brian Acton
- In 2014, Facebook Inc. bought Whatsapp for $ 19 billion
- The application is available for all common operating systems: Android. iOS, Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile
- The beta testing of Whatsapp Business started in Germany on January 25, 2018
- Whatsapp Payments is currently only available to users in India, but will soon be available in other countries as well
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But what exactly does this message look like? It sounds like this: “Hello, sorry, I accidentally sent you a 6-digit code via SMS. Can you please pass it on to me It’s urgent (kiss emoji and dog eye emoji) ”. If you’ve got a message like this, you’d better not do it.
But what exactly is behind it?
“This is the WhatsApp message that comes from chatting with a friend. And in fact, shortly before this, this code will be sent via SMS. However, this is a security code for your own WhatsApp account. The sender here is WhatsApp. Anyone who transmits this sequence of numbers to the perpetrators will initially lose their account, ”the LKA warns.
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Lower Saxony: Restoring your own account
“Those who can set up two-factor authentication quickly or who have already activated it may be lucky. This can be found in the settings, account, verification in two steps. A 6-digit PIN of your choice must first be assigned there (not the one from the SMS and never pass this PIN on !!). Afterwards, you can store a mail availability just in case, ”the LKA continues.
If you have already forwarded the code, you should try to restore your account and file a complaint, advises the LKA. Because once you have restored your account, the other person will be kicked out of your Whatsapp account.
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“You may also be asked to enter the two-step verification code. If you don’t know this code, the person using your account may have activated two-step verification. In this case, you will have to wait seven days to log in without the code for the two-step verification. Even if you do not know this verification code, the other person was logged out of your account after you entered the six-digit SMS code, ”the LKA quoted the messenger’s safety instructions.
It is also important to inform the environment of the scam. Further information on the topic is available here: Cyber crime guide. (or)
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