I don’t dare to use WhatsApp Web any more, says man in S’pore whose account was used to scam friend

Singapore police have warned of fraudulent websites that ‘trick users into authorising access to their WhatsApp account for the scammers’. — Photo by Eyestetix Studio on Unsplash

SINGAPORE: Louis did not think much when he received a WhatsApp message from his close friend Amer Shazally Rosni on Wednesday afternoon asking for a S$3,500 (RM16,588) loan, and sent the money immediately via PayNow.

But “Mr Amer” texted again, asking for the money to be transferred to another account as he could not access his bank account.