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WhatsApp code scamWhatsApp code wala scam

Someone asks you to forward a 6-digit WhatsApp code ‘sent by mistake’. It is your login code. They take over your account and ask your contacts for money.Koi kehta hai ‘ghalti se code chala gaya, forward kar dein’. Woh aap ka WhatsApp login code hota hai. Account le kar aap ke contacts se paise maangte hain.

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What it looks likeYeh kaisa dikhta hai

Salam yaar, ghalti se mera code aap ke number par chala gaya hai. 6 digit wala code forward kar do please, urgent hai.

How it worksYeh kaise kaam karta hai

  1. A message comes, often from a friend’s or group member’s number that was already taken over.Message aata hai, aksar kisi dost ya group member ke number se jo pehle hi hack ho chuka hai.
  2. ‘I sent a code to your number by mistake, please forward it.’ Or: ‘Vote for my niece, send the code’.‘Ghalti se aap ke number par code chala gaya, forward kar dein.’ Ya: ‘Meri bhanji ko vote karein, code bhej dein’.
  3. The 6-digit code is WhatsApp’s registration code for your number.Woh 6 digit code aap ke number ka WhatsApp registration code hota hai.
  4. They log in, set their own two-step PIN and lock you out.Woh login kar ke apna two-step PIN laga dete hain aur aap bahar ho jate hain.
  5. Then they message your contacts as you: ‘Urgent, send Rs 25,000, I’ll return it tonight’.Phir aap ban kar contacts ko message: ‘Urgent hai, Rs 25,000 bhej do, raat ko wapas kar doonga’.

How to spot itKaise pehchanein

Real vs fakeAsli aur naqli mein farq

  • RealAsliWhatsApp sends a code only when you register your own number.WhatsApp code sirf tab bhejta hai jab aap khud apna number register karein.
    FakeNaqliSays the code was sent to you ‘by mistake’.Kehta hai code ‘ghalti se’ aap ko chala gaya.
  • RealAsliFriends who need money will talk on a call.Asli dost ko paise chahiye hon to call par baat karega.
    FakeNaqliOnly types, avoids calls, says ‘mic is broken’.Sirf type karta hai, call se bachta hai, ‘mic kharab hai’.
  • RealAsliContests and votes never need your WhatsApp code.Contest ya vote ke liye kabhi WhatsApp code nahi chahiye.
    FakeNaqliUses a vote, prize or group joining as an excuse.Vote, inaam ya group join ka bahana.

What to doKya karein

Never forward a WhatsApp code. Turn on two-step verification today. If a friend asks for money, call them first.WhatsApp code kabhi forward na karein. Aaj hi two-step verification on karein. Dost paise maange to pehle call karein.

Where to check or reportKahan check ya report karein

Checked against official sources. Type numbers yourself; don’t trust numbers sent in a message.Official zaraye se check kiye gaye. Numbers khud type karein; message mein aaye numbers par bharosa na karein.

Questions people askLog yeh poochte hain

My WhatsApp was taken. How do I get it back?Mera WhatsApp chala gaya. Wapas kaise loon?

Open WhatsApp and register your number again with the new SMS code. This logs the other phone out. If they set a PIN, you may have to wait before you can get in. Tell your contacts not to send money.WhatsApp khol kar naye SMS code se apna number dobara register karein. Doosra phone bahar ho jayega. Agar unhon ne PIN laga diya to kuch din intezar karna par sakta hai. Contacts ko bata dein ke paise na bhejein.

A friend messaged asking for money. Is it them?Dost ne paise maange hain. Kya woh khud hai?

Call them on their number, or ask something only they would know. Don’t send money to a new account on a text alone.Unke number par call karein, ya aisi baat poochein jo sirf unhein pata ho. Sirf text par naye account mein paise na bhejein.

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