Meta adds new alerts on WhatsApp and Messenger to help users spot potential scams: here’s how it works

Meta will warn WhatsApp and Messenger users against potential scams while sharing tools to help keep their accounts secure. The company says it has detected and disrupted close to 8 million criminal scams on Facebook and Instagram in Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and the United Arab Emirates. These scams were perpetuated through messaging, dating apps, social media, crypto, and other apps.

​The tech giant also says that it took action on over 21,000 pages and accounts pretending to be customer support on Facebook in order to trick people into sharing…