Merry Christmas 2025 WhatsApp scam: One tap on ‘gift link’ can empty your bank account
As Christmas 2025 celebrations pick up pace across India, cybercrime units are flagging a sharp rise in WhatsApp scams disguised as festive greetings, giveaways and surprise gift offers. Fraudsters are exploiting the holiday spirit to lure users into clicking malicious links that can drain bank accounts within minutes. Spelling errors, unfamiliar URLs and requests to forward the link to multiple contacts are common indicators of a scam.(Gemini) Cyber police say the scam is spreading rapidly through WhatsApp forwards, often appearing to come from friends, family members or trusted...