Fraudsters used a change in the WhatsApp policy and send the users of the “Letters of Happiness” with information that the messenger will become paid for them if they do not fulfill the terms of the screws, RIA Novosti reports.
From May 15, new confidentiality of WhatsApp come into force. The Maternal Account Registration Data, transaction data, on the use of services, including interaction with other services of the company, information about mobile devices, IP address.
those who did not accept the new user agreement, the account will not be immediately removed, but such users can only take incoming calls and receive notifications, and reading and sending messages will be not available.
After that, the users of the messenger, mainly pensioners, began to receive reports that from May 15 WhatsApp will be paid. And so that this does not happen, you need to send this information 10 contacts. What is the cost of one SMS – 0.01 euros.
“So we will see that you are an active user, and your logo will become blue and will remain free … Otherwise whatsapp activates the account,” the message says.