WhatsApp is implementing new features to help users detect scams in both group and individual chats. A safety overview feature will notify users when they are added to a group by someone not in their contact list. It shows key information and tips for safety, including if any group members are contacts. For individual chats, WhatsApp is testing alerts that provide context when users interact with those not in their contacts. The platform also worked with OpenAI to combat scams traced back to a center in Cambodia, involving fraudulent schemes.
WhatsApp is introducing new features to help people spot scams on the messaging service, the company announced on Tuesday. The company also said it has taken down over 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to criminal scam centers targeting people around the world.
For group chats, WhatsApp is launching a safety overview feature that will be displayed when someone who isn't in your contact list adds you to a new group that you may not recognize.
WhatsApp notes that scammers might try to start conversations with you elsewhere on the internet before asking to message on private messaging services like WhatsApp.
These attempts ranged from offering payments for fake likes to enlisting others into a rent-a-scooter pyramid scheme, or luring people to invest in cryptocurrency.
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