#Binance has introduced our official Binance WhatsApp channel! However, it’s always important to stay vigilant. 👀
#WhatsApp is one of the most popular methods of contact for millions around the globe, making it vulnerable to being used by scammers.
Check out👇🏼 to see how phishing scams on WhatsApp typically look.
🗨 Impersonation: A scammer creates a fake WhatsApp profile resembling a Binance representative.
🗨 Urgent issue: They claim an urgent problem with your Binance account, such as suspicious activity.
🗨 Information or funds request: The scammer asks for sensitive information such as account credentials and two-factor authentication codes or requests that you transfer them some crypto.
🗨 False trust: They share some details that seem credible, potentially from public sources.
🗨 Isolation and vanishing: The scammer insists on secrecy and discourages you from discussing this with anyone else, including Binance support, claiming the situation is sensitive and needs to be handled discreetly. Finally, they disappear after you send #crypto or information, leaving you with losses.