We have been getting a lot of emails and questions from you about this chain letter message circulating in our network:
The viral message, which purportedly came from CEO “Jim Balsamic,” advised the public that, due to congestion of users, the messaging tool will stop working by 6pm tomorrow and that users will have. WhatsApp Messenger: More than 2 billion people in over 180 countries use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and family, anytime and anywhere. WhatsApp is free and offers simple, secure, reliable messaging and calling, available on phones all over the world. Balsamiq Wireframing Academy will teach you the basics of wireframing and user interface design. It has articles, courses, videos, and more. The creator of iMessage. Is checking to see who will get these awesome new Chat Bubble colours! But if you break this chain You won't get these awesome new Chat Bubble colors 😔 Your besties won't think you like them cuz they didn't get one from you 😔 I just copied and pasted. So send this to ten of your besties!!
'WhatsApp is going to cost us money soon. The only way that it will stay free is if you are a frequent user i.e. you have at least 10 people you are chatting with. To become a frequent user send this message to 10 people who receive it (2 ticks) and your WhatsApp logo should turn Red to indicate a frequent user.'
Please understand that this is a hoax and there is no truth to it. While we are flattered that we made it to Hoax Slayer, we would rather work on cool new features instead of debunking silly stories like these.
UPDATE: this is a hoax message as well:
'Whatsapp is shutting down on 28th jan Message from Jim Balsamic (CEO of Whatsapp) we have had an over usage of user names on whatsapp Messenger. We are requesting all users to forward this message to their entire contact list. If you do not forward this message, we will take it as your account is invalid and it will be deleted within the next 48 hours. Please DO NOT ignore this message or whatsapp will no longer recognise your activation. If you wish to re-activate your account after it has been deleted, a charge of 25.00 will be added to your monthly bill. We are also aware of the issue involving the pictures updates not showing. We are working diligently at fixing this problem and it will be up and running as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation from the Whatsapp team'
Since WhatsApp is the most popular messaging platform and messages news on this network travel faster than email, it’s not surprising that this platform is prone to scams, hoax and fake messages. We woke up yesterday to another such hoax message which was in circulation around a year ago. The new message being circulated is a so-called email from a so-called ‘director of WhatsApp’, stating that WhatsApp has been sold to Mukesh Ambani from Reliance, India for $19 billion. While the message did bring a broad smile to our faces and we had a good laugh around it, we also did think that the ‘hoax’ message was easy to find out, it could definitely cause harm to the ignorant. The message carries with it a link and once you click on it, the scamster makes money, and the recipient could be attacked by a malware.
The message reads that some dude by the name of ‘Varun Pulyani’ who claims to be the ‘director of WhatsApp’ has sold the messaging platform to ‘Mukesh Ambani, Reliance’ for $19 billion and that ‘WhatsApp is now controlled by Mukesh Ambani.’ It further reads that one has to forward the message to at least 10 friends or groups within 24 hours and then your WhatsApp will be activated for new services with Facebook and the WhatsApp logo will turn blue. The message scares the person by saying that if he does not forward it ahead, his account with WhatsApp will be permanently deleted. Read the entire message below:
For those who have not heard of this, please do not panic. This is a hoax message and a scam. If you have received this message from a friend, please do not click on the link inside the message and please do not forward this message ahead. Please also educate your friend who has sent it to you and explain that he is helping spread a rumour and could end up infecting his and his contact’s phones with malware.
The above hoax message is not new. The message was circulated around in 2014-2015 with the name of the ‘director of WhatsApp’ changed according to the country it is circulated within. Internationally, the ‘director of WhatsApp’ in the hoax message featured as ‘Sam’, ‘Jim Balsamic’ and many such names, which helps it look genuine. With the rise of Reliance Jio in India, it’s no surprise that people could still fall for these hoaxes, scam messages.
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Please do not click on any links within such suspicious messages and do not forward them ahead. If you find such messages coming from your friends, whom you would trust, make sure you do a little research online before you click on any links within. The links could be harmful and infect your smartphone with malware. Your private data could be at risk.
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