Goal closes about seven million WhatsApp accounts linked to scammers

To a American giant He reported on Tuesday that he closed about seven million Whatsapp accounts linked to scammers in the first half of this year and is strengthening security measures against these schemes. “Our team identified the accounts and deactivated them before the criminal organizations that created them could use them,” said Clair Deevy, director of external matters of WhatsApp. The social network detected and eliminated more than 6.8 million accounts linked to scam centers, most of them in Southeast Asia, according to the goal. The goal worked with OpenAi to end a tracked blow to Cambodia that used ChatgPT to generate text messages containing a link to WhatsApp to attract the victims, according to the company.

Frequently directed by organized gangs, the blows range from criptocyteed fictitious investments to fast enrichment pyramid schemes, explained company executives in an informative session. ”There is always a trap and should be a warning signal for everyone: you need to pay advanced to get the promised returns or gains,” said the application, owned by an official blog.

On Tuesday, the goal began to alert users of the care application application when added to groups unknown to people who cannot identify. The new “security summaries” are safeguards that provide information about the group and tips to identify scams, along with the option to leave quickly.

“We have all been through this: Someone you don’t know tries to send you a message or add it to a group, promising low-risk investment opportunities or easy money, or saying you have an overdue account that is expired,” the goal said in his publication. “The reality is that they are often scammers trying to take advantage of people’s kindness, confidence and willingness to help, or their fears that they may be in trouble if they do not send quick money,” he said.

*With information from AFP
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