

The most common and easiest to perform, the impersonation scam involves someone pretending to be a family member. Here are some of the most common WhatsApp scams that you need to be aware of. Scammers want to steal your personal details for identity fraud purposes, install malware to potentially hold your device ransom, or just try to extort money out of you by pretending to be someone they aren’t.


Many scammers on WhatsApp will have similar motivations and goals.
