Momo suicide challenge is rapidly growing throughout the world and the authorities have issued serious warning to parents regarding this serious challenge.
This is something similar to the Blue Whale challenge the only difference is that the Blue Whale challenge was made on a Facebook group but this one originated on WhatsApp.
The viral challenge starts when a user adds some random contact to their WhatsApp. The contact has a scary and distorted picture of a sculpture. The contact then urges the user to indulge in self harm or suicide through a series of challenges. It is also being said that game controller claims to have personal information of the player and threatens to reveal it if the orders are not followed. The haunting image has grotesque features and bulging eyes.
Recently a suicide of a 12 year old girl in Argentina is also being linked to this challenge. Authorities found this out upon unlocking the girl’s phone that the girl filmed her activities before she hung herself from a tree in her backyard.
“Several users said that if they sent a message to Momo on their cell phone, the response came with violent and aggressive images, and some say they had messages answered with threats.”
It is still unclear how far this game is in Brazil, but Rodrigo Nejm of the NGO Safernet warns of the risks. “It’s another bait used by criminals to steal data and extort people on the internet,” he says.
Someone asked on Reddit a week ago, “Who’s Momo, the WhatsApp girl? I just found a video that was scary. I think it’s an elaborate joke, but I’m not sure.”
“Someone from a Spanish-speaking country took the picture, created a WhatsApp account and spread the rumors to contact Momo, who sends messages and disturbing images to someone who writes to her, implies that he has personal information about the person. “
It is still unclear that who created this Momo. And according to the reports there are more and more numbers spreading with Momo challenge.
