{"id":151106,"date":"2026-03-02T03:36:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=151106"},"modified":"2026-03-02T03:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:36:21","slug":"why-you-should-enable-two-step-verification-on-your-mobile-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/why-you-should-enable-two-step-verification-on-your-mobile-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Enable Two-Step Verification On Your Mobile Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-1392809632\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>Beware Of WhatsApp scammers!<\/h2>\n<p>Over the last couple of years, friends have had their <strong>WhatsApp<\/strong> accounts hacked by scammers who send them a code and then ask the victim to confirm it through their phone. Some have even lost thousands of dollars through similar WhatsApp scams, and for those reasons, I activated <strong>two-step verification<\/strong> on WhatsApp on my phone. As I type this, I&#8217;m being bombarded by messages giving me a code &#8216;for my new phone&#8217;, which isn&#8217;t a new phone anyway. I immediately suspected this to be a scam, and in the last four hours, I&#8217;ve received the same message with different codes over half a dozen times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whatsapp-code.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-151107\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whatsapp-code-640x454.jpg\" alt=\"whatsapp-code\" width=\"640\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whatsapp-code-640x454.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whatsapp-code-350x248.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whatsapp-code-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whatsapp-code-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whatsapp-code.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Android, you can simply swipe right to remove the notification, which is what I did. However, on opening WhatsApp, I was greeted with an extremely official-looking screen inviting me to enter the code into my &#8216;new phone&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whatsapp-code-input.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-151108\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whatsapp-code-input-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"whatsapp-code-input\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whatsapp-code-input-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whatsapp-code-input-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whatsapp-code-input.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Naturally, I ignored this message as well, tapping the back button, which took me to WhatsApp. It did seem remarkably genuine because I was also unable to take a screenshot for security reasons, so I had to take a photo with a spare phone.<\/p>\n<h2>How To Activate WhatsApp Two-Step Verification<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/two-step-verification.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-151111\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/two-step-verification-350x373.jpg\" alt=\"two-step-verification\" width=\"350\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/two-step-verification-350x373.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/two-step-verification-640x682.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/two-step-verification-141x150.jpg 141w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/two-step-verification-768x818.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/two-step-verification.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Open WhatsApp, tap the <strong>three dots<\/strong> at the top right, tap <strong>settings&gt;account&gt;two-step verification<\/strong>, and follow the steps. You&#8217;ll be asked to enter a six-digit PIN that is linked to the email address you provided originally and can be used for recovery. Clearly, I don&#8217;t know if the PIN is asked for when entering a verification code (as previously mentioned), but I would imagine that it would be obligatory to confirm your identity. Naturally, I did NOT try this course of action, even as an experiment! Here is more information from <a href=\"https:\/\/faq.whatsapp.com\/479314433984258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p><div id=\"daves-1465552020\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2>You Should Use Two-Step Verification<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/two-step-veri.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-151114 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/two-step-veri-640x427.jpeg\" alt=\"two-step-verification\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/two-step-veri-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/two-step-veri-350x234.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/two-step-veri-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/two-step-veri-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/two-step-veri.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two-step verification can be a pain, but ultimately can save your bacon. I use it with Microsoft and Google Authenticators for various scenarios, and for banking apps, I use it without fail. One of the most common scams is that, once a WhatsApp account has been hacked, the perpetrator imitates a close friend of the victim, using terms that sound familiar, even though the perpetrator can&#8217;t see previous messages (according to WhatsApp). They then gain the victim&#8217;s trust and either ask for a temporary loan with some b\/s story and\/or ask for their bank account details to repay the money later (ha ha ha!). From personal experience, I know of at least three acquaintances to whom this has happened. My first reaction was &#8220;How could you be so stupid?!&#8221; But these scammers have become incredibly sophisticated at the con-artist game, and again, as I type this, I&#8217;ve received the code message a further two times, which also means they&#8217;re damn persistent.<\/p>\n<p>Do you use two-step verification? Please leave a comment below.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"daves-151733695\" class=\"daves-after-content daves-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beware Of WhatsApp scammers! Over the last couple of years, friends have had their WhatsApp accounts hacked by scammers who send them a code and then ask the victim to confirm it through their phone. 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