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# [Never Send That 6-Digit Code — Here's Why](https://sixtusphere.hashnode.dev/never-send-that-6-digit-code-here-s-why?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

"I sent you a code by mistake" isn't a mistake, it's how scammers steal WhatsApp accounts. Here's how the scam works and the one setting that stops it.

Oct 19 · 7 min read · sixtusphere.hashnode.dev  
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Cybersecurity student at UniNiger and founder of Sixtusphere, a cybersecurity digital agency. Writing about practical security concepts — the kind that actually matter, not just the buzzwords.

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