I recently received an invitation to try “WhatsApp for Facebook"Those of us who know this application know that there is nothing official for other platforms, much less for social networks like Facebook. So at first glance I deduced that it was another fake Facebook app, and the worst thing is that it is fooling many and going viral.
The truth is that since last year they were around the fake Whatsapp on Facebook, but at present it is again spreading with automatic invitations by users who already they have been deceived they have installed it.
In the following screenshot I show you the invitation and how seeing the URL, clearly something strange appears A website on WhatsApp? The page in question is also false, it has been created to redirect the user to fake WhatsApp.
With a fake profile I proceeded to accept the invitation and install Fake WhatsApp To see how far the farce went, what follows unmasks itself; again the fake site appears with advertising and a page title that is clearly a scam.
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Applying logic and common sense, it was not necessary to continue to know his clear intentions: make money from advertising. I explain how this deception works.
What actually does the fake WhatsApp es access your information, friends list and chat, and then send them without your consent to all invitations to try WhatsApp on Facebook (Facebook buys WhatsApp), so that those interested in trying it also viralize the false application, easily appropriating the data of hundreds of users.
In this way, cybercriminals make money with advertising, they make data with malicious intent and all with a bit of cunning and social engineering. In Dotpod they comment that even at the end it asks to enter our phone number, supposedly to “download WhatsApp".
What to do if you have already installed WhatsApp on Facebook?
Delete WhatsApp of your applications, visiting the app Center or the application settings. There are probably more fake WhatsApp apps on FacebookSo stay alert and share this information so that your friends do not fall for this deception.
Very good contribution Marcelo, I publish it on the fan page to warn the unwary.
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Thank you very much Haniel, There are other fake apps that are appearing on Facebook, to be aware of it my friend 🙂
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Thanks Pedro, it's like that, I still have requests to try "WhatsApp on Facebook" ... are we losing common sense? I wonder 😆
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Good information Marcelo, people will have gone "crazy" with excitement when they see it, without knowing that it is false.
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