With the start of 2025 nothing has changed (yet) on the scams who run via social media and via the most used messaging apps as in the case of WhatsApp. Maximum attention must always be paid, especially when the sender is unknown and the content immediately seems strange.
How we contact you
In this specific case, there are many users who have sent reports about strange messages they have received on WhatsApp which always start with the same request. “Hi, can I talk about it for a moment?“. At that point, anyone who naively takes the question because they perhaps think that someone who really has to ask something can be hidden is wrong. First of all, it is clear that something is wrong with the telephone number which in the vast majority of cases has an origin foreigner Immediately afterwards here is the request: to like some content on YouTube or Instagram with the promise of financial compensation.
What happens next
At the beginning it seems that the person who contacted us really keeps his promises: small profits really arrive but we are right in the middle of the scam. From this moment on, the dangers increase since, with the help of accomplices, the deceived person is encouraged to invest money, perhaps the same one he has already obtained with a surplus, in exchange for earning even higher amounts. Imagining the good faith of the interlocutor (who still remains unknown), investments of a few hundred euros have often been made with the promise of getting all the money back by earning more but it is a lie, that money must be considered definitively lost.
How to defend yourself
Without knowing it, very often these opportunities provide the opportunity for scammers to launder dirty money: thus the victims very often end up in a much bigger ring than they apparently learned with simple likes on social content. Industry experts recommend never falling victim to these scams, not believing in the appearances and flattery of those who look for us on WhatsApp promising easy earnings because this is never the case. For these reasons, foreign numbers that you do not know should be blocked immediately and it is good practice not to answer.
Another aspect to pay attention to, even more important than the first, is to never give out your personal or banking details because you could really be in great financial danger. Finally, it is important to report these cases to the competent authorities.