According to a message that is circulating via WhatsApp, your account will be deleted if you do not share the same message with at least 10 contacts.
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ScamsWhatsApp
Watch Out for WhatsApp Scam Messages Offering Free SAA Flights
by Brett M. Christensen February 1, 2017Message being distributed via WhatsApp entices you to follow a link to complete a survey for the chance to win two free South African Airways tickets to anywhere in the world.
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HoaxesWhatsApp
WhatsApp ‘Will Become Chargeable’ Blue Logo Hoax
by Brett M. Christensen January 31, 2017Circulating warning claims that cross-platform instant messaging application WhatsApp will start charging a per message fee unless users send the same warning to at least 10 contacts thereby proving that they are ‘avid users’.
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Fake-NewsWhatsApp
No, WhatsApp is NOT Set To Start Notifying You If Someone Screenshots Your Conversation
by Brett M. Christensen January 27, 2017Circulating report claims that, from February 5, 2017, WhatsApp will include a new feature that can notify you if someone takes a screenshot of your conversation.
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‘Invite’ message being distributed via WhatsApp claims that you can follow a link to download and install ‘WhatsApp Version 4.0’.
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According to a message being distributed via cross-platform messaging service WhatsApp, you can update to a cool blue version of WhatsApp by following a link.
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According to this post you can help pay for an operation to remove a safety pin from inside a baby by sharing the baby’s image via messaging service WhatsApp.
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ScamsWhatsApp
Don’t be Fooled By Fake ‘WhatsApp Calling’ Invites
by Brett M. Christensen April 8, 2015In 2015, many WhatsApp users were tricked by ‘invite’ scam messages claiming that they could activate a new voice-calling feature by following a link.
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According to this message, which is circulating rapidly via social media, you can activate free voice calling on WhatsApp by sending the same message to eight people or four groups.
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WhatsApp
Misleading WhatsApp SMS ‘Update’ Messages Hit South African Users
by Brett M. Christensen January 17, 2015Mobile phone users in South Africa are being hit with SMS messages from a Wireless Application Service Provider (WASP) stating, ‘you have not updated to the latest WhatsApp Add-ons.’