.........Despite the fact that there have been Facebook scams, Twitter scammers, Skype scams, and many more, WhatsApp scams have persisted, at least for the time being. While some of these scams are downright silly, some of them can actually bewilder users and leave them confused.

Listed below are some of such hoaxes that you should beware of:

Hoax 1: WhatsApp is ending at 6pm
Hoax 2: Premium versions of WhatsApp
Hoax 3: WhatsApp virus
Hoax 4: WhatsApp chain message
Hoax 5: WhatsApp Spy App
You might have come across a WhatsApp Spy App that will allow you peep into other’s chats. Yeah, you got that right! What better than a chance to spy on your ex. But in reality there is no such app in existence, making this an absolute hoax.

This hoax has proliferated so much so that if you search ‘WhatsApp Spy App’ on Google, you’ll find several articles on how to spy on other people along with links for various apps and software. However, most of these links are gateways to malware and spyware on your device and should never be downloaded or clicked

Having listed these scams, we’d also like to mention what the officials at WhatsApp have to say about these scams. “We work diligently to reduce any spam messages that come through our system. Creating a safe space for users to communicate with one another is a priority….

Even if you receive these messages, it is always advised to block the sender and disregard or delete the message. To avoid exposing your contacts to potential harm, never forward these messages and report the spam immediately.

Meanwhile, some smartphones will be barred soon from accessing WhatsApp, the instant messaging app has said.

With more than one billion customers international, the messaging software WhatsApp is one of the most frequently carried out social media structures for communique in recent times’ technology.

Due to the reality that it is extra non-public, you can make each voice and video call, deliver voice notes, and proportion documents which include audio, video, files, and pics with others, it is becoming more famous.

You can also shape a hard and fast wherein you could discuss topics that you all have in not unusual with others.

But the fact that a few smartphones will not be capable of preserve up with WhatsApp in the intervening time is genuinely distressing news for a number of people.

From the beginning of November, forty-three smartphone models, alongside each Android and iOS model, may also lose the ability to deliver messages and photos, make video selections, via the encrypted connection, according to WhatsApp.

Read full story here: https://www.ekohotblog.com/2021/10/13/what-you-should-know-on-trending-messages-about-whatsapp/


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It take only a special kind of homegrown ignorance to believe and broadcast dat nonsense

I don't take those shit serious... WhatsApp can easily send messages to its users rather than asking it's users to forward the message to 10 people in oder to avoid being blocked....

Once large number of persons uses a device,app or platform, there is bond to be scam. Scammer rarely visit platform with less users