"Scam Impersonates WhatsApp, Offers ‘Free Internet’"

Users of WhatsApp received a message stating that the app was giving away 1000 GB of internet data to celebrate its anniversary. This is a scam, the URL that comes with the message is not an official WhatsApp domain. When one clicked on the link the user would be taken to a page that invites them to answer a series of questions in the form of a survey – ranging from how you found the offer to your opinion on the app. While responding to the questionnaire, the site invites the user to pass along the offer to at least 30 more people in order to qualify for the big ‘reward’. The goal of this scam is click fraud, which is a highly prevalent monetization scheme that relies on racking up bogus ad clicks that ultimately bring revenues for the operators of any given campaign. Even though in this case there was found no evidence that clicking the link led to the installation of malicious software or that there was any intention to phish for personal information, it doesn’t mean that this cannot change at any time. Users need to be more aware and more cautious of clicking on links sent to them.

WeLiveSecurity reports: "Scam Impersonates WhatsApp, Offers ‘Free Internet’"