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Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry warns against WhatsApp account schemes

SIM cards and accounts registered in someone else’s name could be used for criminal purposes.

Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry urged people to reject offers of money for registering SIM cards and creating WhatsApp accounts for strangers. The numbers and accounts could later be used in scams and other unlawful activity.

Author: Робот Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry warns about risks tied to registering WhatsApp accounts for others. Illustrative photo. Photo: Coleman Donaldson / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has warned people about offers of easy money for registering SIM cards and creating WhatsApp accounts for others.

The ministry said fraudsters may approach teenagers and young people, asking them to buy SIM cards, register them in their own names, create WhatsApp accounts and hand over verification codes and login details in return for payment.

The numbers and accounts may later be used to deceive people, steal money, distribute malicious links and create fake profiles.

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People whose names were used to register the SIM cards and accounts could also face responsibility and possible legal consequences, as their data may appear in unlawful schemes.

The ministry urged people to reject such offers, avoid registering SIM cards for strangers, and never share verification codes or access to their messaging apps with third parties.

The ministry also urged parents to explain to teenagers that promises of easy money may be a way of drawing them into unlawful activity.

Translated from Russian using artificial intelligence. Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan

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