"Scammers are constantly evolving their tactics - and so are we. Every day, criminals use increasingly sophisticated measures to defraud people on our platforms and across the internet."
"When you send or receive a request from an account that shows certain signs of suspicious activity... you'll see an alert to help you make an informed decision to block or reject suspicious requests."
"To stay ahead of these tactics, WhatsApp will now alert you when behavioral signals suggest a linking request might be suspicious. These alerts will show you where the request is coming from and warn that it could be a scam, giving you the chance to pause and reconsider before it happens."
Meta is expanding its fraud prevention capabilities across its platforms with AI-driven detection systems and user alerts. The company removed over 159 million scam ads in 2025 alone. Facebook is testing warnings for suspicious friend requests from accounts with few mutual friends or mismatched locations. WhatsApp is implementing alerts for suspicious device-linking requests, targeting a common scam where fraudsters pose as talent competition organizers. Messenger is expanding AI scam detection capabilities. These measures address evolving criminal tactics that increasingly use sophisticated methods to defraud users across Meta's platforms and the broader internet.
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