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WhatsApp and NTS target scams


The messaging platform has joined forces with NTS to spread the word about scams

Richard Young

Posted 29 July 2024 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Crime|National


UPDATES: National Trading Standards and WhatsApp have renewed their partnership to tackle digital fraud, expanding the 'Stop. Think. Call.' campaign with social media creators and practical advice to help consumers recognise impersonation scams and resist emotional manipulation.

National Trading Standards (NTS) and WhatsApp, the mobile messaging platform owned by online giant Meta, have launched a joint campaign to raise awareness of digital scams and provide advice about phone and online safety.

The initiative continues the ‘Stop. Think. Call.’ project launched by WhatsApp and NTS in 2021, and has appointed ‘scambassadors’ <a href="https://www.tiktok.com...

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