A new attempt at fraud on Facebook and WhatsApp. Scammers want personal data

go4it.ro collected 1 August 2026, 17:15 EEST machine translated Security Privacy

A new fraud attempt, whereby scammers promise quick loans to obtain personal data and copies of victims' IDs, is circulating on Facebook and WhatsApp, warns the National Directorate of Cyber Security [...] The article A new fraud attempt on Facebook and WhatsApp. Scammers want personal data first appears in Go4IT.

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