Many of the accounts were linked to criminal groups operating in South East Asia, the social media giant said.

Meta on Tuesday said it shut nearly seven million WhatsApp accounts linked to scammers in the first half of this year and is ramping up safeguards against such schemes.WhatsApp detected and banned more than 6.

Meta announced Tuesday that it has shut down nearly 7 million WhatsApp accounts linked to scam operations during the first half of 2025, as part of an ongoing effort to curb fraudulent activity on the messaging platform.