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Fake - "Register Urself in Free-Whatsapp Mode" Message

The message below about registering yourself in Free-Whatsapp Mode by sharing it with your contacts to activate a blue tick, green tick or an icon at the bottom of your screen, was NOT sent by WhatsApp. The message is actually a fake or hoax created by pranksters to create public mischief. Recipients of the message are asked to delete it and not follow the instructions in it.

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Sample of the "Free-WhatsApp Mode" Fake Message or Hoax

This is the last message from Whatsapp™. Kindly send this to 20 people to register urself in Free-Whatsapp mode. If you send this, you will recieve green ticks. The blue ticks was just an update. Wait for the GREEN tick. Facebook and whatsapp combined is the new version©. Send this ASAP. Dit werk myne is groen.

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