Alert: New WhatsApp Hack scam targets iPhone Users in Pakistan (VIDEO)

A Pakistani woman has fallen victim to a sophisticated scam related to Apple iPhone devices as incident highlights uptick in cybercrimes, and prompted warnings from cybersecurity experts.

The woman shared her ordeal in a voice note on WhatsApp, saying she received a call from an individual claiming to be from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). The caller, who had detailed information about her phone model, asserted that her device was not PTA-approved and would soon be blocked. Despite her attempts to clarify that she had purchased her iPhone 13 Pro from a reputed source in Lahore’s Hafeez Centre, the scammer persisted, claiming that PTA payment for her phone was pending.

Confused by the situation, the woman inquired about the registration process for her phone. The scammer instructed her to check her Gmail account, where she purportedly found an email from “PTA.GOv.Pk.” Unbeknownst to her, the email address was a cleverly …