Only criminals will try to rush or panic you. "Challenge Could it be fake? It’s okay to reject, refuse or ignore any requests. Stop Taking a moment to stop and think before parting with your money or information could keep you safe. The post continued: "Action Fraud advises that the public follow the advice of the Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign to keep themselves safe from fraud. Press and hold on the message bubble, select ‘Report’ and then follow the instructions."Ĭheshire Constabulary also issued more advice directly from Action Fraud for people who believe they are being scammed. You can report spam messages or block a sender within WhatsApp. If a family member or friend makes an unusual request on WhatsApp, always call the person to confirm their identity. The criminal will supply their bank details for payment, with some coming back on multiple occasions until the victim realises they’ve been scammed. "They will say that they are texting from a new mobile number as their phone was lost or damaged and will go on to ask for money to purchase a new phone, or claim that they need money urgently to pay a bill. Criminals will typically claim to be a family member and will usually begin the conversation with “Hello Mum” or “Hello Dad”. In a post on Facebook, the force said: "We would like to warn residents against a scam that involves criminals contacting victims on WhatsApp and pretending to be their friend or a family member. Cheshire is now warning residents to stop, think and call if they are suspicious they're being scammed. When the mum asked the scammer to speak on the phone, they replied saying the phone was really old and "can't ring". READ MORE: Family will 'never forget' man who died after crashing into house She went on to ask the victim for money as a bill needed paying and the banking app wouldn't work on her old phone. In the pictures Cheshire Police shared, a woman was messaged by her "daughter", Soph, telling her she had lost her phone and was "using her old one" with a new number. The scam sees someone message the victim pretending to be a family member or friend who "needs help". Officers from the Warrington branch of Cheshire Constabulary released a warning to people living in the area to be vigilant after they received reports of a WhatsApp scam.
Police have issued a scam warning as people were conned out of hundreds after a simple WhatsApp message.
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