Odisha

WhatsApp Pink Scam: Odisha Police Asks People To Stay Alert

By
OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Odisha police on Saturday issued advisory to the public to not entertain any “WhatsApp Pink” link that they receive on their numbers.

In this new trend of cyber crime, criminals/scammers send messages to WhatsApp user to download a ‘WhatsApp Pink’ link and acquire a new version of the app with additional features. “When, any customer downloads WhatsApp Pink via this phishing link sent to them, the sender of the message take access of the data from the customer and easily causes financial losses to them.”

“All you need to do is delete the message,” it tweeted.

According to certain reports, WhatsApp Pink may make an effort to disappear from the list of installed apps after installation.

Mumbai and Chandigarh police had issued similar advisory last month.

OB Bureau

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