LocationLoginThe scam begins when a criminal gets access to another WhatsApp account which has you...

Published: 10:17 am April 4, 2023
Updated: 10:11 am October 8, 2025
Action Fraud Has Received Over 60 Reports Relating To A Scam That Steals Access To A Victim’s #whatsapp Account
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The scam begins when a criminal gets access to another WhatsApp account which has you listed as a contact.

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The criminal, posing as your friend or someone that’s a member of a WhatsApp group you’re in, will then send you seemingly normal messages to try and start a conversation with you. However, around the same time you will receive a text message from WhatsApp with a six-digit code.

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