In our blog we have spoken on many occasions within the Android Alert section of some of the scams and scams that are taking place on the network and have opted to appeal to the lack of user information to become effective and do their job of keeping your money or your data. However, many of them are sure that you no longer remember them, especially if they have not affected you.
The purpose that I intend in today's article is to make a compilation of the most popular WhatsApp scams in 2015 For two reasons. The first because it is a good way to take a look at everything we have left behind now that we are about to enter the new year 2016. At the same time, I think they are a good solution when considering not falling into same traps. Don't you think? Well, let's go see them!
Most striking scams on WhatsApp in 2015
In December
During this month we have experienced one of the best-known scams that also had a lot to do with Christmas. In our post Beware of the message downloading Christmas emoticons on WhatsApp, it's another scam!! we analyzed the problem of some emoticons that weren't official, and that also could not take advantage of them. It was one of those scams designed to keep part of your money.
In November
The penultimate month of the year was also quite busy for him. whatsapp world and the classic scams with which they try to seize a rather sumptuous sum of money. Especially if they could get many people to give them their mobile numbers to activate premium subscriptions that gave you nothing in return. If you want to remember what it was like, you should take a look: Whatsapp Alert! New scam that steals €20 per week
As if that were not enough, we also had another one of those alerts that worked in chain. In fact, we analyze it in depth in this article ANDROID ALERT!!. Beware of the message “How cool are the new WhatsApp emoticons”, it is a scam, warning our readers to break the chain to prevent more people from falling for the scam.
In October
Before we started think about Christmas and the holidays, also the developers thought it was a good idea to try to scam users who are looking for exclusive products and services. At that time it was due to a supposedly premium download: WhatsApp Gold Edition the #Hook in fashion on the Internet. It was a version that did not exist and for which, however, you were paying more than 35 euros.
In April
At the beginning of the year, clearly coinciding with Easter, another of those ideas was launched that seek to attract the user's attention and keep their data. In Android Alert!!: Message detected via WhatsApp in which you have supposedly won an Amazon gift voucher we analyzed how they tried to rip you off offering you a check that was never real at any time to be able to use your data later and, incidentally, keep your money.
You see that it has been a year full of ideas to keep your money. Everything that sounds like WhatsApp tends to have a great impact on the network, and precisely for this reason you have to pay close attention to not fall into what they are scams, scams or traps.
