Beware: Fake SMS can steal your WhatsApp account

Dubai: Residents in the UAE are warned not to click on any suspicious SMS as the fake messages are part of a scam to steal your WhatsApp account.

In a SMS sent to residents, victims received a message about verifying their account number with the six-digit code.

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After sending the codes to the scammers, the victims would then lose access to their WhatsApp accounts.

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Victims can also receive a SMS sent from a country abroad, which also claims that your WhatsApp account has to be verified with a click of a button.

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Residents were urged not to respond to such messages as such scams involve acquiring the victim’s WhatsApp account, and to delete this type of SMS from their phone.