We are only ten days into the year 2019 and we already have a new hoax circulating by WhatsApp. Well, really that "new" is relative and it is actually a hoax that was already moving around the platform at the time. yes we talked about WhatsApp Gold.
whatsapp gold is back
La whatsapp gold scam It was already circulating through the messaging service in its day and returns again to become the first hoax of 2019 on the platform.
Yes, the modus operandi changed: if before the lie came with an invitation under the arm to download precisely the Gold version of WhatsApp, now it is a message sent en masse talking about the alleged WhatsApp Gold update like a “serious” virus that can get into your phone.
Perhaps by the time you read these lines, you have already received it. He text, forwarded from one to the other until expanding as the spam among thousands and thousands of users, read the following:
Today the radio was talking about WhatsApp Gold and it's true. There is a video that will be released tomorrow on WhatsApp and it is called Martinelli. Do not open it. It will get into your phone and nothing you do will fix it. Spread the word if you know someone. If you receive a message to update WhatsApp Gold * Do not open it! They just announced that the virus is serious. Send it to everyone.
Obviously nothing that is said in that text is true, but people continue to share the message and forward it to their contacts, making this a bigger and bigger snowball.
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Just like well explain our colleagues from Movilzone, true to forward this message does not put your phone at risk nor your private data, but it could make others believe that "WhatsApp Gold" really exist and decide to search for it to end up installing it on your smartphone using fake apk.
A very old hoax
WhatsApp Gold scam started circulating almost three years ago, then inviting users to download and install a file that supposedly offered exclusive advantages and features of that version compared to the standard that we all know. Evidently it was (and is) nothing more than a big lie, getting people to install on their phones malware that jeopardized all your information.
We therefore recommend that do not contribute to spread this type of information and if you receive it, do not forward it to your contacts under any circumstances. It would also be a good idea to spend a moment explaining to your sender that the text they just sent is false and kindly invite them to stop sharing it. If he doesn't believe you... you can always advise him to read The output.