The scam can vary, but they might tell you that they’ve lost their phone. Is that the kind you think your relative would do?Īs soon as you respond, they will pull on your heartstrings. Or that they are borrowing a friend’s phone and need money to get home.Īnd, you may well believe it. Or they might be more breezy and tell you they’ve changed their provider and ask you to delete their old number. I’ve lost my phone so this is my new number! x” The messages might seem very personal to you, but they are sent out to thousands of people in the hope they get just one reply. You might be used to hearing about banks, police, or HMRC scams, but fraudsters are now impersonating your family members with WhatsApp. Here are some of the latest WhatsApp scams to look out for (and avoid)! Hi Mum/Dad scam They’re asking for personal information.
What to look out for to avoid a WhatsApp scam.The fake email offers new PCR test kits that detect the Covid variant, and claims that taking the tests means people can avoid the new restrictions.Ī link within the email leads to a fake NHS website that may ask for payment or bank details in order to secure a testing kit. People are being warned of scam emails which claim to be from the NHS and offer tests for the Omicron variant of Covid-19. If the message is responded to, further messages will follow generally leading to a problem being presented that needs money to be transferred.Ĭouncil advice is to always be suspicious about messages of this type, especially if a request for money is involved, and to try and contact the person who the message claims to be from via another method. The message will often claim "my phone is broken’" or "I’ve just changed my number" and the message will say that "you can contact me from here now" and "delete my old number".
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