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Police urge Singaporeans to avoid using WhatsApp Web amid rising scams - Bigiron - 08-12-2023

Police urge Singaporeans to avoid using WhatsApp Web amid rising scams

https://theindependent.sg/police-urge-singaporeans-to-avoid-using-whatsapp-web-amid-rising-scams/

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RE: Police urge Singaporeans to avoid using WhatsApp Web amid rising scams - K88 shu shu - 08-12-2023

heng me use wechat.

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RE: Police urge Singaporeans to avoid using WhatsApp Web amid rising scams - singaporean1964 - 08-12-2023

my watsapp always have money lenders advertisment

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RE: Police urge Singaporeans to avoid using WhatsApp Web amid rising scams - Bigbluedot - 08-12-2023

Heng I use mobile WhatsApp app not Web WhatsApp

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RE: Police urge Singaporeans to avoid using WhatsApp Web amid rising scams - Buffybuffy - 08-12-2023

Tell that to my company!!! The no of group chats……..

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RE: Police urge Singaporeans to avoid using WhatsApp Web amid rising scams - talky - 08-12-2023

(08-12-2023, 03:17 PM)Bigiron Wrote:  Police urge Singaporeans to avoid using WhatsApp Web amid rising scams

https://theindependent.sg/police-urge-singaporeans-to-avoid-using-whatsapp-web-amid-rising-scams/

what is whatsapp web 1st time heard of this  n 1st time come across this technology
n whats the difference btwn whatsapp n whatspp web

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RE: Police urge Singaporeans to avoid using WhatsApp Web amid rising scams - Oyk - 08-12-2023

(08-12-2023, 08:19 PM)talky Wrote:  what is whatsapp web 1st time heard of this  n 1st time come across this technology
n whats the difference btwn whatsapp n whatspp web

WhatsApp is what you use on your phone.

WhatsApp web is what you use on the computer. Typing is much faster since you use a standard keyboard to type instead of a tiny smartphone keyboard.

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RE: Police urge Singaporeans to avoid using WhatsApp Web amid rising scams - Observer - 08-12-2023

(08-12-2023, 08:47 PM)Oyk Wrote:  Picture of my granddaughter on WhatsApp is small on your phone.

Picture of my granddaughter on WhatsApp web is big on your computer.

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RE: Police urge Singaporeans to avoid using WhatsApp Web amid rising scams - wulala - 09-12-2023

Many are still using, it’s the only solution to link phone and older OS system lah.

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RE: Police urge Singaporeans to avoid using WhatsApp Web amid rising scams - KILLjoy - 09-12-2023

(08-12-2023, 08:47 PM)Oyk Wrote:  

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RE: Police urge Singaporeans to avoid using WhatsApp Web amid rising scams - kangtangman - 09-12-2023

My company has suggested that we removed both WhatsApp and WeChat from our company phone. Only use zoom which is officially okayed by our company IT department.

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RE: Police urge Singaporeans to avoid using WhatsApp Web amid rising scams - talky - 09-12-2023

(08-12-2023, 08:47 PM)Oyk Wrote:  WhatsApp is what you use on your phone.

WhatsApp web is what you use on the computer. Typing is much faster since you use a standard keyboard to type instead of a tiny smartphone keyboard.

ok if scammers want to cheat u on whatsapp web they can do likewise on those using  whatsapp on phone
a smart phone has all the internet capabilities n functions as that of a pc
is just a different device

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RE: Police urge Singaporeans to avoid using WhatsApp Web amid rising scams - Oyk - 09-12-2023

(09-12-2023, 07:39 PM)talky Wrote:  ok if scammers want to cheat u on whatsapp web they can do likewise on those using  whatsapp on phone
a smart phone has all the internet capabilities n functions as that of a pc
is just a different device

True. They can also do that but for now it's the WhatsApp web where they are doing it, so mata is cautioning us.

True story.. recently I received an unsolicited WhatsApp message on my phone. Sender has a profile picture of a chiobu.  And the sender said "she's" from a research company and asked me to take part in a short survey. "Her" company will pay me $20.

How is "she" going to pay me unless I give "her" my bank account number right. Red flag lumber huan. If a stranger says he will pay you $$$, be careful not to give your bank erkount information to him ah. 

Well, before "she" and I got to that... "she" sent me a link. Just click on it to open a file to do the survey. Red flag lunber choo. Never never click on any link or your phone will be compromised and practically taken over by the scammer.

I played along with "her" for a while but made an ass of him. After that I clicked Block and Report.. "She" came back with another account and 我又再把”她”拉黑。

I won't suggest that you do what I did though.

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RE: Police urge Singaporeans to avoid using WhatsApp Web amid rising scams - KILLjoy - 10-12-2023

(09-12-2023, 09:05 PM)Oyk Wrote:   

merry xmas
hope you die in 1 piece that day

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