WhatsApp video call scam involves scammers video-calling potential victims. As soon as the call starts, the recipient of the call will see a person taking part in some sexual act or pretending to have a sexual conversation with the recipient. While this is going on, the scammers are recording the screen of the video call on their side with the recipient and person, to make it seem as if the recipient is taking part in such an act. Once the scammers have recorded enough, they will attempt to blackmail the recipient. They will threaten to expose the recipient by making the video public on the internet. This is called sextortion, which is similar to the emails scammers started sending out a few years ago, attempting to trick recipients into believing they hacked their computers and found videos of them in compromising positions.