Whatsapp wanting me to pay £0.99 to continue membership?

JustAnotherSaver

I downloaded Whatsapp a good while ago, years ago. I'm pretty sure you used to have to pay for it before it became a free app and i can't remember if i ended up paying for it back then since it's been that long.

Today i get a message from Whatsapp saying

Your subscription has expired. To verify your account and purchase a lifetime subscription for just 0.99GBP simply tap on this link

And they provide something to click on.

Question is whether that's a scam or not. If not then why am i having to pay for it? Like i said i've had Whatsapp for years now and i may have even paid for it when i first got it.

RumRat

Seems like you got a message from the past....They haven't charged since Jan 2016.
Don't click on anything, whatever it says.
Uninstall the app and install a new updated version. That should cure it.
Back up your messages first if you want to keep them.
There was a hoax message doing the rounds a while back, saying they were recommencing charging or something, but, that doesn't sound like what you got.

hans_2

It's a scam

https://www.lovemoney.com/news/64893/whatsapp-99p-lifetime-subscription-scam-message-is-it-real

JustAnotherSaver

Thanks. It came from a number that whatsapp had previously contacted from so i did wonder.

I'll be sure to warn others.

RumRat

I'll keep an eye out for that one....It's different to the one that was around a couple of months ago....
They are cleverer this time....:D

SouthUKMan

I got the same message a couple of months back. I ignored it as I suspected it was spam - and I can confirm that my WhatsApp is still working fine.

erikaray

Sounds like scam. can you share link?