WhatsApp deletes over 6.8m accounts linked to scams worldwide, Meta says

Meta said WhatsApp "proactively detected and took down accounts before scam centres were able to operationalise them." In one case, WhatsApp worked with Meta and ChatGPT-developer OpenAI to disrupt scams linked to a Cambodian criminal group that offered cash for likes on social media posts to promote a fake rent-a-scooter pyramid scheme. It said scammers had used ChatGPT to create the instructions issued to potential victims. Typically, fraudsters would first contact potential targets with a text message before moving the conversation to social media or private messaging apps, said Meta. These scams were usually completed on payment or cryptocurrency platforms, it added.