Over 6.8 million accounts have been scrubbed off of WhatsApp as part of a crackdown on ‘criminal scam centres’, most of them in South East Asia.

Meta is working to target too-good-to-be-true offers and unsolicited texts unleashed to steal people’s personal information or money.

Scrapping scam accounts is just one of the measures the parent company announced earlier this week.

A new tool is also being rolled out on WhatsApp to help customers spot any signs of fraud – but experts argue that much more is needed to protect people.

What are some of the WhatsApp scams to know and avoid?

The truth is that fraudsters are working around the clock to perfect their techniques and as a result, scams are becoming more sophisticated by the minute.

Fake recruiters reaching out with a job offer or o

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