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How to protect yourself
If you are contacted by an unknown number, the police headquarters in Lower Franconia recommends the following precautionary measures:
If the transfers have already been made, contact your financial institution as soon as possible to reverse them. Unfortunately, blocking messages from unknown numbers is generally not possible with WhatsApp. In our linked guide, we show you which WhatsApp settings you should change for more security.
How Did Cyber Criminals Get Your Number?
You can buy relevant data on the dark web. Data leaks from manufacturers, ISPs, and other sources are the most common source. We’ll show you how to find out if your phone number was exposed in a data breach. It might be a good idea to change your phone number if you are frequently harassed by scam messages.
Criminals can also use other means to get your money through WhatsApp. For example, a woman transferred money to a scammer after he posed as a bank employee and offered her a loan. It’s also a good idea to be careful when receiving winning notifications via Messenger.
“STOP”, according to WhatsApp. REFLECT. “CALL” in Messenger. launched a fraud awareness campaign. Because more and more people fall for the tricks of the criminals. With this scam, the perpetrators in Great Britain earned around 612 euros per day.
“Tip: For more security and privacy, use the best VPN providers.
Sources: Lower Franconia police headquarters (source), district police headquarters in Hochsauerland (source), district police headquarters in Kleve (source), district police headquarters in Märkischer Kreis (source), district police headquarters in Rhein-Kreis Neuss (source) source), police in Essen/ Mülheim an der Ruhr (source), police headquarters Itzehoe (source), police station Anklam (source), police station Edenkoben (source), police prevention Hildesheim (
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