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04/09/2020
Police warn of resurgence of WhatsApp scams involving takeover of accounts
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SINGAPORE — Scams involving the takeover of WhatsApp accounts have made a comeback as criminals take advantage of the increase in online activities here, the police warned in a news release on Wednesday (April 8).
Victims would first receive a WhatsApp message from a friend whose own account had already been compromised. The message would request victims to forward a six-digit verification code sent to them earlier.
After giving the scammers the verification code, victims would lose access to their WhatsApp accounts.
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