Pericolul de la WhatsApp. A descărcat o aplicație primită pe „cel mai sigur chat” și a rămas fără 119.000 lei • Newsweek România

A woman in Bucharest lost 119,000 lei after downloading an app received via WhatsApp, which she believed was secure. This incident is part of over 170 online fraud cases reported to the Banking Alternative Dispute Resolution Center. The woman trusted advice from individuals on WhatsApp, leading to criminals opening an online bank account in her name and taking out a loan. They drained her accounts in multiple transactions to bypass security limits. Despite her attempts to cancel the loan and report the fraud, the bank stated that the transactions were legitimate as they followed proper authentication procedures.