Meta Boosts Scam Defenses: New Tools for Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger

• Meta introduces new scam detection tools for Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger to combat increasingly sophisticated online fraud.
• WhatsApp users will receive alerts for unusual device-linking attempts, showing the request origin to prevent account takeover by scammers.
• Facebook is testing alerts for suspicious friend requests, flagging profiles with few mutual connections or different locations.
• Messenger expands advanced AI-based scam detection, prompting users to review suspicious chats and report potential fraud.
• The rollout follows a global crackdown, where Meta removed over 150,000 scam-linked accounts from Facebook and Instagram, collaborating with law enforcement.