Snapchat SCAM messages threaten to publicly share your nude photos and ‘wipe all your pics’
Users are panicking over fake messages that claim the app will publicly share your most intimate pics
SNAPCHAT is being flooded with scam messages threatening to share users' nude photos and wipe all the pics from the app.
The company is warning of a specific fake message that tells users their saved pictures, known as "Memories", will be deleted unless they share the notification – but at least two additional hoaxes have also been spotted.
The others include one that claims all "nude/pornographic photos" will be shared publicly on Snapchat's official Twitter account, and another that falsely states you'll soon have pay a $3.99 fee to use the app.
All three fakes seem to have surfaced on Tuesday and are being attributed to the Team Snapchat account (which the company uses to share announcements about updates and special events).
"We're aware of a Screenshot going around with a rumor about your Memories" – don't worry! This is #fake news," the company tweeted.
But concerned users are also asking Snapchat to confirm the other messages are fakes too.
Snapchat told The Sun that it doesn't have anything else to share beyond its tweet.
"What about this one," said one Twitter user, sharing a pic of the hoax message about a premium Snapchat fee. "I'm lowkey rlly worried...is is it true?"
Snapchat then verified that the message is indeed false in its reply.
"There's one about nudes going around too," tweeted @chocalatebunz8. "Know my friend just sent it to me freaking out", the user added in a separate tweet.
Chain-style hoax messages continue to plague other social networks, including WhatsApp and Facebook, and have popped up in emails.
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But Snapchat has managed to evade the scams until now.
If you receive any odd screenshots in Snapchat, don't circulate them in order to prevent them from spreading further, and report the messages to Snapchat's official support account on Twitter (@SnapchatSupport).
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