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Meta supported phishing? (lemmus.org)

submitted 1 year ago by FBJimmy@lemmus.org to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hello

Long time lurker, first time poster etc etc...

Interested what you guys make of these WhatsApp messages I just received...

...I have no such booking...

Obviously this sort of scam/phishing nonsense is nothing new to me, but a few things stood out...

They have my full name and phone number 😕
I do use booking.com (but I suppose many do so they could assume...)
This WhatsApp message has been marked as "using a secure service from Meta"... So this isn't just a random phone (I have anonymous messages blocked) they have some sort of privilege on the platform... WTF
They even have some special reply buttons at the end of the message.
I just don't get it... Like, what are the odds they guess the dates and hotel accurately that I would bite...? And having gone to this length, why then fall at the last hurdle by having a weird sender name like "Rus Education"...?

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

All the message means is that whoever it is is using a business account.

https://faq.whatsapp.com/64346092728323

"You’ll see the following messages, when a business chooses to:

Use a partner: You’ll see “This business works with other companies to manage this chat.”

Use the WhatsApp Business Platform Cloud API (Hosted by Meta): You’ll see “This business uses a secure service from Meta to manage this chat.”

If a business is using the WhatsApp Business app or managing and storing customer messages themselves, you’ll see: “Messages and calls are end-to-encrypted. Only people in this chat can read, listen to, or share them.”"

So, hypothetically, if I were running a scam, yeah, I'd set up a business account using the Platform Cloud API to get that sweet, sweet "secure service" note.

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