Title: WhatsApp Scams: Understanding, Recognizing, and Protecting Yourself
đ English Version Title: WhatsApp Scams: Understanding, Recognizing, and Protecting Yourself Introduction WhatsApp is among the world’s most popular messaging platforms, connecting millions of users globally. Its simplicity, encryption, and ubiquity make it highly convenient. But exactly for those reasons, it also attracts malicious actors. Over the past few years, WhatsApp scams have evolved in complexity and volume, leading to significant financial and emotional damage. This blog aims to provide a comprehensive guide: what WhatsApp scams are, how they work, real-life cases, how to identify them, prevention strategies, what to do if you fall victim, and reporting mechanisms—plus version in Bengali and Hindi. --- What Are WhatsApp Scams? A WhatsApp scam is any fraudulent or deceptive activity carried out via WhatsApp to trick users into giving away money, personal data, credentials, or control of their accounts. The perpetrators may pose as authorities, acquaintances, serv...