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Meta adds anti-scam warnings and Scam detection to Messenger and WhatsApp

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Meta launched new anti-scam controls for Messenger and WhatsApp, reducing the chance that users will expose bank details or verification codes to scammers. The update adds screen-sharing warnings for unknown contacts on WhatsApp and an opt-in Scam detection setting for suspicious messages in Messenger.

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  1. 21.10.2025 18:03 3 articles · 8mo ago

    Meta launches anti-scam warnings for WhatsApp and Messenger

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    Meta rolled out screen-sharing warnings in WhatsApp for video calls with unknown contacts and an opt-in Scam detection setting in Messenger that flags potentially suspicious messages from unknown connections. The controls can prompt users to send recent messages to AI review, and messages shared with AI are no longer end-to-end encrypted.

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  2. 21.10.2025 18:03 1 articles · 8mo ago

    Meta reports takedowns of scam-support Pages and scam-center-linked accounts

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    Meta took action on over 21,000 Facebook Pages and accounts masquerading as customer support and detected and disrupted close to 8 million Facebook and Instagram accounts since the start of the year that were associated with criminal scam centers targeting people, including the elderly, across the world through messaging, dating apps, social media, crypto, and other apps.

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