2023-05-24 15:58:30
You have to be very careful with any strange offer that you receive through the internet. A group of cybercriminals is taking to social media to offer to restore WhatsApp accounts that have been blocked by the platform so that their owners can use it again. Evidently, all in exchange for a payment.
The messaging platform, owned by Meta, reserves the right to cancel its services in the event that users do not comply with the conditions of use detailed on its website.
Among the actions or activities that WhatsApp prohibits and that could be grounds for blocking an account are the copying and distribution of works derived from its service or content that encourages illegal or inappropriate behavior.
WhatsApp point on this pagein fact, that it can modify, suspend or cancel the access of certain users to its services “at any time and for any reason”, in the event that users cause damage or put both other users and the platform itself at risk .
The cybercriminals behind the scam have taken advantage of this situation to share false offers through social networksin which they indicate that, upon payment, they are capable of unlocking these accounts that have been interrupted due to misuse of the service.
This has been verified by the specialized portal WABetaInfo, which has shared one of these fake ads in which a malicious agent encourages the blocked to establish contact with an Instagram user to recover their accounts.
“Get in touch with scitech_codes on Instagram, explain the situation to them and I’m sure they can help you restore your account,” commented a user who goes by the name @ElizabethC361 to another who requested help from this specialized portal to recover their account.
This user, in fact, has ensured that she has been able to restore her account after paying for a ‘software’ code to access her account. From WABetaInfo, for their part, they have recalled that this type of user scams money from the victims and that only WhatsApp is able to unlock accounts.
What to do if you are blocked
Users whose accounts have been blocked or suspended will see a message on the application’s home page stating: ‘This account does not have permission to use WhatsApp’.
Because just the platform is able to return the accounts to their owners, they must go exclusively to the Meta service through an email or by clicking the ‘Request review’ option in the application.
Once the request has been reviewed, the company will send a six-digit code via SMS, which will allow these users to submit the request and add details that support their case. Once the case is reviewed, WhatsApp will contact the applicant.
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