New WhatsApp scam emerges through fake parcel delivery calls
Most outlets led with the emergence of a new WhatsApp scam involving fake parcel delivery calls, describing how fraudsters are using this method to obtain verification codes and hack accounts. While both excerpts highlight the scam’s method and consequences, Dunya News added that scammers are demanding money from victims’ relatives, friends, and colleagues, whereas Pakistan Observer’s excerpt was cut off mid-sentence and does not include this detail.
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New WhatsApp scam emerges through fake parcel delivery calls
KARACHI – A new cyber fraud method has emerged in which scammers are allegedly hacking WhatsApp accounts by posing as…
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New WhatsApp scam targets citizens through fake parcel calls
Fraudsters are using fake parcel delivery calls to obtain WhatsApp verification codes, hack accounts and demand money from victims’ relatives, friends and colleagues.
2 articles from 2 outlets, 21 Aug–21 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. What does % identical mean?