Whatsapp phishing attempt

[Davdi]

This morning I've had two texts allegedly from Whatsapp with a code for 2 factor authentication. The first was from a UK mobile (cell) number, and the second had a Whatsapp logo displayed by the text message. Naturally I deleted both of them as I don't use Whatsapp, and it's not installed on my phone.

I also had a voice calll saying '"Your Authorization code is 999999" with no clue what it was referring to. I blocked the number.

As 2FA is coming to UK banks and other online transactions soon, be aware of these ,maybe not so obvious, scam calls and texts.

 

[purplekoala955]

I would block the number, too if I get these calls. I suggest you to report the number to some complaint boards like "whycall.me", so that more people will be aware of these scams. Thanks for sharing this information here, by the way.