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🚨 WhatsApp scam alert / Rhybydd scam WhatsApp. 🚨


Action Fraud have  received more than 630 reports from victims of fraudsters targeting WhatsApp group chats.

 

The criminal tricks the victim into sharing a one-time passcode with them which allows the criminal to register the victim’s WhatsApp account to a new device so they can take over their account.

 

Find out more details of how they do it here ➡️ Action Fraud issue warning as WhatsApp group chats are targeted by fraudsters | Action Fraud

 

#NWPCyberSafe

 

Mae Action Fraud wedi derbyn mwy na 630 o adroddiadau gan ddioddefwyr twyllwyr sy’n targedu sgyrsiau grŵp WhatsApp.

 

Mae'r troseddwr yn twyllo'r dioddefwr i rannu cod un-tro gyda nhw sy'n caniatáu i'r troseddwr gofrestru cyfrif WhatsApp y dioddefwr i ddyfais newydd er mwyn cymryd drosodd ei gyfrif.

 

Darganfyddwch fwy am sut y mae nhw'n gwneud hyn yma ➡️ Action Fraud issue warning as WhatsApp group chats are targeted by fraudsters | Action Fraud

 

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Dewi Owen
(North Wales Police, Cyber Crime Officer, North Wales)

Neighbourhood Alert Cyber Essentials