Getting a late‑night call that just reads out a verification code feels like a prank. The pattern across reports shows an automated voice delivering a random WhatsApp verification code followed by a silent hang‑up, often at odd hours. This is a classic scam designed to trick users into sharing the code and handing over account access. If you receive such a call, do not confirm the code, block the number, and report it to your carrier. Enable two‑factor authentication that doesn’t rely on SMS, and consider using the official app’s built‑in verification instead of any voice prompt.
Someone attempted to use WhatsApp with my new phone number, and I received a verification code, suggesting they may not have an active phone line and are trying to use an old number
Repeated calls were made during late-night hours, prompting extreme frustration and a desire for retaliation against these nuisance callers.
I received two calls from this number at 4:07am and 4:09am, and a voicemail with a verification code was left, but not recorded.
Recived a call and when I picked up, an automated voice was repeating a verification code, shortly after I got a strange text with a verification code, seemes suspisous
Solicité esta llamada para activar mi cuenta de WhatsApp en el nuevo teléfono.
At 1 am, this number called and woke up my household, including my sick children, with an automated Spanish message.
The company that called me wasted their resources since my number is international.
