
Furthermore, users have become more vulnerable over time, since the tactics used by scammers are becoming more and more ingenious and more effective.Īs a result, WhatsApp fraud is on the rise, causing each victim, on average, thousands of dollars in losses.

If you add to this the fact that, for various reasons, the majority of WhatsApp users are vulnerable when online, WhatsApp has become an irresistible platform for fraudsters. This is not surprising, considering the enormous number of WhatsApp users, which as of February 2020 stood at over 2 billion users worldwide, and counting.

Even a hugely popular online communication platform like WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, has become a favorite tramping ground for fraudsters. Nowadays, online safety is all but a given.
