{"id":14277,"date":"2023-05-07T23:54:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T18:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ducc.du.ac.in\/wp3\/?post_type=news&#038;p=14277"},"modified":"2023-06-16T10:37:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T05:07:27","slug":"new-whatsapp-scam-targets-people-with-calls-texts-from-international-numbers","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ducc2.du.ac.in\/wp3\/news\/new-whatsapp-scam-targets-people-with-calls-texts-from-international-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"New WhatsApp scam targets people with calls, texts from international numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new scam has emerged wherein people are receiving WhatsApp calls and texts from unknown international phone numbers. In most of these cases, the sender pretends to be a company&#8217;s HR representative and offers a part-time job to like YouTube videos. The calls are being made with numbers starting from +84 (country code for Vietnam), +62 (Indonesia) and +223 (Mali).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/amp\/tech\/beware-theres-a-new-whatsapp-call-scam-that-needs-your-attention-7729681.html?utm_campaign=fullarticle&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=inshorts\">Please click here to read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new scam has emerged wherein people are receiving WhatsApp calls and texts from unknown international phone numbers. 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