"The tech giant said it's detected and disrupted about 8 million accounts engaging in scam operations during the first half of 2025, including those associated with scam centers in areas like Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Philippines. It also took action on over 21,000 Facebook Pages and accounts that were pretending to be customer support operations that were attempting to trick people into sharing their information."
"On WhatsApp, the company will now display a warning when you try to share your screen with an unknown contact during a video call. This technique is often used to trick victims into giving away sensitive information like bank details and verification codes, Meta says. The screen also lists a variety of common scam techniques, like those involving work-from-home jobs or offers to make easy cash, and will suggest either blocking or reporting the suspicious account."
"Meta on Tuesday introduced new scam detection features for its messaging apps, WhatsApp and Messenger, as part of its broader initiative to crack down on online scams that target older people. The latter is so prevalent on the platform that many Page operators essentially know to ignore anything that claims to be a customer support message. Meanwhile, scam syndicates target older adults across a number of industries, including not only social media, but also messaging apps, dating apps, crypto, and others."
Meta added scam detection features to WhatsApp and Messenger aimed at reducing scams targeting older adults. WhatsApp now shows a warning when users attempt to share their screen with an unknown contact during video calls to prevent disclosures of bank details and verification codes. Messenger is testing advanced analysis of inbound messages, flagging suspicious content and warning users they may be at risk of losing money; flagged messages can be sent to AI for review. Meta disrupted about 8 million scam accounts in the first half of 2025 and removed over 21,000 Pages and accounts impersonating customer support. The warnings list common scam techniques and suggest blocking or reporting.
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