Why did i receive a Whatsapp registration code notification?

[yousef45]

Hi,
When I was trying to open Whatsapp the other day, a message appeared saying "Whatsapp Registration Code Requested". It said that Whatsapp registration code was requested for my phone number when obviously I wasn't the one who requested it. When I pressed OK it was working again as usual.
Does anybody know why such a notification might appear? Is it a sign of some kind of scam someone was trying to pull? Has anyone experienced this before?

Thanks

 

[JayMbeet]

It might be worth double-checking your security settings just to be safe.

 

[pete.i]

If it's on wotsapp I wouldn't be at all surprised if it turned out to be a scam. Similarly with facebook, x, instgram, tiktok, anyway you get the picture.

 

[tehnokraat]

Didn't You really notice, that it all happened and this post was made and the question was asked on Jul 27, 2021 and today is January 18, 2025, so isn't it a bit too late to respond now, about 4 and a half years later?
Moreover, based on this data, it is not even possible to guess which Registration Code we are talking about at all.

 

[Sallymilr]

I had something similar happen with my WhatsApp last year. I got a message saying a registration code was requested for my number, but I hadn’t initiated it either. It turned out that it was just a routine security check by WhatsApp, possibly triggered by a login attempt from a different device or location. It wasn’t a scam in my case, but I was a bit paranoid too!

I did some research and found out that if you're using a non VOIP number (like the ones from Tardigrada), it's less likely to trigger these security messages. After I confirmed everything was secure and changed my password, I didn't have any issues after that.