What is WhatsApp OTP scam going around India 2021?

What is WhatsApp OTP scam that has been going around India 2021?

 

 

By Nirmal , Techblogger

6^th February, 2021

So in this article you are going to read about What is Whatsapp OTP generating scam? Recently, the WhatsApp is the main focus for people like hackers and scammers. Who are  trying to enter your WhatsApp accounts in illegal manners.

As the WhatsApp is used by millions of users around the globe. And which makes it a favorable target to the spammers and the hackers. Many things like your personal data can be retrieved from a single WhatsApp conversation. This is the top reason why Hackers have chosen WhatsApp as their focus target.

What is the WhatsApp OTP scam ?

So let me tell you about what is the WhatsApp OTP scam actually going around in India. The hackers and scammer use the OTP verification process to crack into your accounts. As we all know the fact that WhatsApp has its users around the globe. Which makes it more favorable for privacy issues and scams. Your important and sensitive data is derived from the chats and accounts by scammers.

How the WhatsApp OTP scam works?

I know you must be wondering How the WhatsApp OTP scam working in India or throughout the globe? The basic process of hackers and scammers behind this whole scam is to get details of OTP from you.  Here are the details of most common methods used by scammers:

• You will get messages from an unspecified person of from your friend. Message saying that “he/she is in some problem”
• Or the scammer will say that by mistake he/she has mistype the phone number. And will ask you for the OTP.
• And if by any chance you give OTP number to the scammer than you will be in a problem.
• You can’t have access to your account after that.
• This results in Hacker having full control of your account.
• He/she may further misuse your account to scam your friends or other people in your contact lists.
• Scammers have access to your conversations which may be a sensitive data. And can demand money from you in case to release your account.

Do not respond immediately or follow his request. So I hope that you understand that never include yourself in this type of conversation and sends the OTP code to unknown people or any of your friends. As it can lead to full access to the scammers in the market.

How to be safe from WhatsApp OTP scam?

I want my etechpoint family to be safe and sound. So here is the trick of How to be safe from WhatsApp OTP scam which is quite easy to understand.

The first thing is to never follow the request of scammers instantly. Always double-check, you can call your friend from which you received a message in order to authenticate. Whether the message was sent by him or not.

Second thing is to neve get into conversation with unknown people like these in any messaging applications.

You can also on the Two-factor verification process on your WhatsApp in order to provide more security to your account. By following given below methods. you can enable this Two-step authentication:

• Tap on the 3 dots which is situated at top right corner of your mobile screen.
• Tap on settings option and then click on your Account.

• Then click on the account label on following screen.

• Then click on the Two-Step verification label.

• Enable the option of Two-Step verification.

• After enabling the Two-Step authentication, it will ask you to set the six-digit pin.

• Then you have to enter this password twice followed by your email address.
• To activate the Two-Step authentication, you have to verify the mail received from WhatsApp and confirm the email address.

• Your Two-Step Verification process is now active. And you can disable too anytime by following the same steps.

This results in, WhatsApp will always ask to enter your six-digit pin that you have entered at the time of enabling Two-Step verification process.

Frequently asked questions (FAQs):

Q) How can I bypass OTP verification in WhatsApp?

Ans:   first step is to download the application named Textnow on your‘s device. 

In second step you will get a Textbow number

At third step you can this number from Textbow number to verify your WhatsApp without OTP verification.

            You just need to use the Textnow account phone number while you, setup the WhatsApp.

Q) Is WhatsApp a safe app?

Ans: Yes, of course the WhatsApp is obviously a safe and reliable app than many other messaging apps as it allows you to do encryption chats, calls and videos but it’s not a 100% safe app. You can have a look at our previous post regarding WhatsApp privacy and policy.

 

Conclusion:

Now I think that after reading our article you are able to find out about the WhatsApp scam going right now over India, What is it? And how you can stop it? Share the article with your friends, relatives and aware them about this whole scam going on in India.

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