WhatsApp: How to recover your account if it has been stolen?

Today we will teach you to step by step how to recover your WhatsApp account in case one day they steal it, so continue reading so you know what to do in case it happens at some point.

The truth is that it is extremely common for cybercriminals to take over your WhatsApp account, in some cases for having fallen under the “Phishing” modality.

This is a type of message scam that attaches a link pretending to be from someone you know or the company where you work, all this to access your personal and banking information.

However, there are also cases where the victim has done absolutely nothing, the truth is that in either of the two situations you will surely wonder how you can recover your account.

It is worth mentioning that if someone sends you a link or URL indicating that you have won a prize or cash, do not open it, as it may be a “Phishing” or “SIM Swapping”.

The latter is a new modality where computer criminals pose as the Ministry of Health (Minsa) to arrange a vaccination shift, however, this is false and the only thing you will do is provide your personal and confidential data to people They want to steal your account.

And it is that with this information they could steal your WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, or Google account, reported the technological portal La Nación.

STEPS TO RECOVER YOUR WHATSAPP ACCOUNT

First, contact the WhatsApp support team by sending an email to support@whatsapp.com

The content of the email can be written in Spanish and the subject, you must put the following: “Cloned/stolen account”.

In the body of the email add your phone number in the international format, for example, if you are from Mexico, add +52 and then the number (+51 999 888 777)

Subsequently, you must describe in detail everything that has happened, if possible with exact dates.

In this way, when WhatsApp issues response and if it is positive, uninstall the aforementioned instant messaging application and re-register with your phone number, choose the confirmation of your cell phone by SMS text message.

Then they will send you a six-digit code or you can also opt for a phone call and once this is done, anyone who has your WhatsApp account open will be automatically disconnected.

It is worth mentioning that if you have been a victim of cybercriminals, do not take it lightly, since these people will access all your data such as your ID number, full name, exact address, etc.

With this information, they could clone your physical identity document, change your operator through a call and seize your WhatsApp account and in the worst case, they will know your bank card number or password.