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The crooks managed to take money from people pretending to be a family member on WhatsApp. In recent months, for example, they have won nearly 200,000 euros.
This is reported by Security.nl on Monday based on the Fraudehelpdesk. According to the organization, more than 430 reports of fraud via WhatsApp were received in 2018. In June, there were two hundred reports
In 99 cases, victims of an average of 2,000 euros would have been victims of a scam. One of the victims would have paid almost 9 000 €.
Fraudsters appear on WhatsApp as a family member with money problems. The criminal asks for money and promises to repay it quickly
Criminals are often aware of relationships between family members and learn how their victims speak to others. To do this, for example, they consult public Facebook profiles.
The Fraud Helps Center advises people to whom they are asked to pay money by phone or personal contact to see if they are correct. Share your experiences with this in NUjij's reactions.
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