Home Categories Facebook "Whats!App Subscription Expired" Phishing Scams 4 4 430 0 8y ago 2017-09-05T04:03:43-05:00 8y ago 2017-09-05T04:09:12-05:00 Online Threat Alerts WhatsApp users who have received email, text or social messages like the one below, which claim that their subscriptions have expired, are asked to delete them and should not follow the instructions in them. This is because WhatsApp is free and the messages are fakes, created by cyber criminals to trick WhatsApp users into visiting a fraudulent website that will steal their credit card and personal information. Remember, there is no WhatsApp subscription. A Sample of the "Whats!App Subscription Expired" Phishing ScamFrom: Whats!App <customer@villa.edu>Date: 4 September 2017 at 13:59:54 BSTSubject: Whats!App Subscription Expired code: 043216657Whats!App Subscription ExpiredHello,WhatsApp is free to use for the first year.Once the free one - year trial period ends,there is an annual subscription fee of £0.89 GBP.Click here to subscribe and continue using our app.Thank you for supporting Whatsapp.WhatsApp users who have already been tricked by the fraudulent email messages are asked to contact their banks for help. They should let their banks know that they have unknowingly used their credit cards on a fraudulent website operated by cyber criminals. Check the comment section below for answers or additional information. Share what you know, or ask a question about this article by leaving a comment below. Online Threat Alerts is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark owner mentioned in this article. Save + Was this article helpful? (0) (0) More For You ▷'Unauthorized Payment Was Found On Your... ◁'Your Mailbox Will Expire and Email Add... T-Mobile Reward Points Scam Text Messag... AI Crystal Mug Scam - How to Protect Yo... Personal Loan Scam Calls - How to Prote... Comments / Answers Remove sensitive information from your post. Enter comment post here 4an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userDec 4, 2017 at 1:27 PM by "Whats!App Subscription Expired" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaSomeone has posted this mail from our domain to different people. This must be from a software as email id used is actually a mailing list. Please suggest next steps.infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoDec 4, 2017 at 1:35 PM by "Whats!App Subscription Expired" Phishing ScamsinfoNot because the emails appear as if it came from your domain mean they were sent from it. The scammers may have sent the emails from somewhere else but spoofed the "From" email address to make them appear as if it came from your domain.But, if you still think the emails were sent from your domain, try changing all of your account passwords.infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 30, 2017 at 5:32 PM by "Whats!App Subscription Expired" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:"From: WhatsApp Inc. [mailto:elmo-gotonets.com] Sent: 30 October 2017 12:44Subject: Customer ID - 317937137 Dear - Whats!App Subscription ExpiredWhatsApp is free to use for the first year.462377755Once the free one - year trial period ends,588773022 there is an annual subscription fee of £0.89 GBP.353146424Click Here to subscribe and continue using our app.Thank you for supporting WhatsApp.2004187302017 © WhatsApp Inc.Privacy & Terms"infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 6, 2017 at 4:48 AM by "Whats!App Subscription Expired" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:"From: Whats!App Date: 5 September 2017 at 19:50:18 BSTTo: Subject: Whats!App Subscription Expired - code: 957520883WhatsApp subscription expires in 48 hours."
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userDec 4, 2017 at 1:27 PM by "Whats!App Subscription Expired" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaSomeone has posted this mail from our domain to different people. This must be from a software as email id used is actually a mailing list. Please suggest next steps.
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoDec 4, 2017 at 1:35 PM by "Whats!App Subscription Expired" Phishing ScamsinfoNot because the emails appear as if it came from your domain mean they were sent from it. The scammers may have sent the emails from somewhere else but spoofed the "From" email address to make them appear as if it came from your domain.But, if you still think the emails were sent from your domain, try changing all of your account passwords.
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 30, 2017 at 5:32 PM by "Whats!App Subscription Expired" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:"From: WhatsApp Inc. [mailto:elmo-gotonets.com] Sent: 30 October 2017 12:44Subject: Customer ID - 317937137 Dear - Whats!App Subscription ExpiredWhatsApp is free to use for the first year.462377755Once the free one - year trial period ends,588773022 there is an annual subscription fee of £0.89 GBP.353146424Click Here to subscribe and continue using our app.Thank you for supporting WhatsApp.2004187302017 © WhatsApp Inc.Privacy & Terms"
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 6, 2017 at 4:48 AM by "Whats!App Subscription Expired" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:"From: Whats!App Date: 5 September 2017 at 19:50:18 BSTTo: Subject: Whats!App Subscription Expired - code: 957520883WhatsApp subscription expires in 48 hours."