Additionally, scammers are also sending text messages to WhatsApp users and initiating conversations in a bid to extract vital information. However, the ability to send functional external links on WhatsApp is reportedly being exploited by scammers on the platform, especially during the holidays and New Year season, when users are more active on the instant messaging platform. The platform time and again provides several features that make the overall messaging experience within it easy and intuitive. Amongst social media giants, WhatsApp perhaps has the biggest subscribership to claim with a billion users.
