"Mujhe ghalti se aapka verification code mil gaya hai, please mujhe bata dein" — ye simple sa jumla aapka poora WhatsApp account, aapke contacts, chats, aur photos kisi aur ke haath de sakta hai. Ye scam khaas taur par un logon ko target karta hai jinke contacts mein family/friends hain jinse paisa maanga ja sake.
Ye Scam Kaise Kaam Karta Hai
Scammer aapke WhatsApp number se registration process shuru karta hai apne khud ke phone par. WhatsApp aapke asal number par ek 6-digit verification code SMS karta hai. Isi waqt scammer aapko kisi bahane se (kabhi khud ko dost, kabhi WhatsApp support bata kar) message ya call karta hai aur wo code maang leta hai. Jaise hi aap code de dete hain, aapka WhatsApp unke phone par active ho jata hai aur aapke phone se logout ho jata hai.
Iske baad wo aapke contacts ko aapki taraf se message karte hain — "mujhe emergency mein paisa chahiye" — aur log unhe pehchan kar (kyunki wo aapka hi number/account hai) paisa bhej dete hain.
Khatarnak Nishaniyan
- Koi bhi aapse WhatsApp verification code maange — chahe wo apne aap ko dost, WhatsApp staff, ya kuch bhi kahe
- Achanak aapka WhatsApp khud logout ho jaye bina wajah
Khud Ko Kaise Bachayein
- Apna WhatsApp verification code kabhi kisi ko na dein — ye code sirf aap khud use karte hain, WhatsApp staff bhi kabhi ye nahi maangta.
- WhatsApp mein "Two-Step Verification" (Settings mein) zaroor enable karein — isse ek extra PIN chahiye hoga jo sirf aapko pata hoga.
- Agar koi aisa message aaye kisi dost/family se paisa maangte hue, pehle unhe call kar ke voice se confirm karein.
Agar Aap Shikar Ho Chuke Hain To Kya Karein
- Turant apne number se dobara WhatsApp install kar ke apna account wapis lene ki koshish karein (naya verification code aapke number par aayega).
- Apne contacts ko turant inform karein ke account compromised tha, kisi paisa maangne wale message par amal na karein.
- FIA Cyber Crime Wing (1991) par report karein.