Hoax-Slayer reported that WhatsApp users are receiving messages like this one (unedited): "✅ FINAL NOTICE "Dont ignore please read it carefully" Hello, I. Am GOBI VINA director of whatsapp, this message is to inform all of our users that we have sold whatsapp to Mark Zuckerberg for 19 billion $. WhatsApp is now controlled by mark zuckerberg. If you have at least 10 contacts send this sms and logo of your whatsapp will change to a new icon with facebook's "f" within 24 hours.Forward this message to more than 10 people to activate your new whatsapp with facebook services or else your account will be deleted from new servers. This is the final notice! Hello everyone, it seems that all the warnings were real, the use of WhatsApp cost money from summer 2014. If you send this string to 18 different on your list, your icon will be blue and will be free for you. If you do not believe me see tomorrow at 6 pm ending WhatsApp and have to pay to open it, this is by law This message is to inform all of our users, our servers have recently been very congested, so we are asking you to help us solve this problem. We require our active users to forward this message to each of the people in your contact list to confirm our active users using WhatsApp, if you do not send this message to all your contacts WhatsApp will then start to charge you. Your account will remain inactive with the consequence of losing all your contacts. Message from Jim Balsamic (CEO of Whatsapp ) we have had an over usage of user names on whatsapp Messenger. We are requesting all users to forward this message to their entire contact list. If you do not forward this message, we will take it as your account is invalid and it will be deleted within the next 48 hours. Please DO NOT ignore this message or whatsapp will no longer recognise your activation. If you wish to re-activate your account after it has been deleted, a charge of 25.00 will be added to your monthly bill. We are also aware of the issue involving the pictures updates not showing. We are working diligently at fixing this problem and it will be up and running as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation from the Whatsapp team” WhatsApp is going to cost us money soon. The only way that it will stay free is if you are a frequent user i.e. you have at least 10 people you are chatting with. To become a frequent user send this message to 10 people who receive it (2 ticks) and your WhatsApp logo should turn blue to connect your whatsaap with facebook log in here http://updateyourself.wapka.mobi Forward this message to More than 25 WhatsApp contacts. Company promoting there website Get Rs.497.54 talktime. Its true. Watch in today Times of India newspaper. Page 7. Check your balance after 10min " Hackersblog.xtgem.com updated their site and said in their post that the above message is a scam. The intention of the scammer is to get high traffic by sharing this message to your friends. Beware of scammers. Always visit www.hackersblog.xtgem.com for all true updates,browsing cheats,technology,and life hacks. Share this post to all your contacts and save them from being fooled by scammers.