WhatsApp users, especially in Nigeria, have been hit hard after a message was sent saying that their accounts would be closed if they did not send the message to at least 20 numbers. The text message and voicemail in Hausa and English are said to have come from "WhatsApp Director Varun Pulyani." The message also said that the company was sold to Mark Zuckerberg, the person who owns Facebook and Instagram, so sending the message will cause your "WhatsApp logo to change to a new icon with Facebook 'f' in 24 hours. "The message said. Tantabara News investigation into these messages has proved to be untrue He goes on to say that refusing to do so will result in the deletion of your WhatsApp account or the company will start charging you money every month. However, an investigation into these messages has confirmed that the allegations are not true. The message is not from WhatsApp. WhatsApp was first developed by Brian Acton and Jan Koum in 2009 a