WhatsApp 用户警告“朋友和家人”诈骗，诈骗者窃取了数千美元

英国 WhatsApp 用户收到了新的警告，如果您不想严重亏钱，最好注意一下。

WhatsApp users are being warned about a common scam that could leave them seriously out of pocket.

WhatsApp 用户被警告注意一种常见的骗局，这可能会让他们遭受严重损失。

The latest alert comes from Action Fraud, which is urging people to be on the lookout for the infamous friends and family scam.

最新警报来自“行动欺诈”，敦促人们警惕臭名昭著的朋友和家人骗局。

It’s a tactic that has been used for a number of years by cyber crooks, but it remains a dangerous threat that still catches many people out.

这是网络骗子多年来使用的策略，但它仍然是一个危险的威胁，仍然让许多人陷入困境。

If you’ve not heard of this trick before, then let us explain. It all starts with a simple message claiming to be from a friend or family member saying they are in trouble and in urgent need of help.

如果您以前没有听说过这个技巧，那么让我们解释一下。这一切都始于一条简单的消息，自称来自朋友或家人，说他们遇到了麻烦，迫切需要帮助。

The chats often start with the phrase "Hi mum" with the scammers then asking for money to be transferred to an online account.

诈骗者的聊天通常以“嗨，妈妈”开始，然后要求将钱转入在线账户。

It might seem like something most people wouldn’t fall for, but millions of pounds have been lost to these kinds of attacks over the past few years with some WhatsApp users handing over thousands before they realises anything is wrong.

这似乎是大多数人不会上当的事情，但在过去几年里，此类攻击已经造成数百万英镑的损失，一些 WhatsApp 用户在意识到问题之前就已经交出了数千英镑。

Now, Action Fraud says it’s a good time to remind yourself of the dangers of online messages and to be on high alert.

现在，Action Fraud 表示，现在是提醒自己在线消息的危险并保持高度警惕的好时机。

The team also says it’s vital to know how to report any activity on accounts and to ‘follow the instructions’ issued by WhatsApp.

该团队还表示，了解如何报告帐户上的任何活动以及“遵循 WhatsApp 发布的指示”至关重要。

"If a family member or friend makes an unusual request on WhatsApp, always call the person outside of WhatsApp to confirm their identity.

“如果家人或朋友在 WhatsApp 上提出不寻常的请求，请务必致电 WhatsApp 之外的人以确认其身份。

"Report spam messages or block a sender within WhatsApp. Press and hold on the message bubble, select ‘Report’ and then follow the instructions.

“在 WhatsApp 中报告垃圾邮件或阻止发件人。按住消息气泡，选择“报告”，然后按照说明进行操作。

"If you lost money as a result of the scam message, please report it to Action Fraud."

“如果您因诈骗信息而损失金钱，请向 Action Fraud 举报。”

Here's how to block contact and report things to stop more people from becoming victims.

以下是如何阻止联系和报告事情，以阻止更多人成为受害者。

To block a contact simply go to chats and tap and hold on the person you want to block. A list should then appear including the option to "Block" the contact.

要阻止联系人，只需进入聊天并点击并按住您想要阻止的人即可。然后应该会出现一个列表，其中包括“阻止”联系人的选项。

Tap on this and you'll see the option to "Block and Report" tap this and you will no longer gets messages from that contact.

点击此选项，您将看到“阻止并报告”选项，点击此选项，您将不再收到来自该联系人的消息。