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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

WhatsApp scam extends into multiple countries and brands

We have recently analyzed several scam campaigns that compromised a variety of popular international stores, such as ZaraStarbucksMcDonald’s and, specifically in Argentina, COTOsupermarket. They consist on a series of customized fake surveys that adapt to the city and language of the user that receives them.
It all starts with a message in WhatsApp that can be in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and other languages, according to where the IP address of the user belongs. It offers a voucher usable in the correspondent store, and the currency also changes depending on who receives the survey.


WhatsApp scam extends into multiple countries and brands

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