Fidie clicked on the first search result for ‘WhatsApp Web’ on Google, not realising that this was not the official site. — SHINTARO TAY/The Straits Times/ANN
SINGAPORE: A 42-year-old man fell victim to an impersonation scam after he inadvertently accessed a fake “WhatsApp Web” phishing link on Oct 29.
The man, who wanted to be known only as Fidie and who works at a construction firm, clicked on the first search result for “WhatsApp Web” on a Google search, not realising that this was not the official site.
