Warning Issued Over Creepy Whatsapp Momo Challenge Leading To Death Of Many

Parents and guardians are being advised to supervise their children's\wards activities online due to a cyberbulling game called the "Momo Challenge"

The Momo challenge is a game that encourages young people to harm themselves, and in some cases even take their own life.

Said to have originated in Mexico, the WhatsApp suicide challenge game features an avatar of a woman with dark hair, pale skin and two bulging eyes, who sends young participants instructions to perform some dangerous tasks which includes harming oneself.


The creepy game has now been reported in the UK.

According to the Daily Mail, a Bolton mother who wrote on a local Facebook group said that her 7-year-old son who had been influenced by the game, told his school friends that Momo was going to go into their sleep and kill them at night in their sleep.

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Just like the Blue Wale challenge that killed over 130 teens in Russia, the Momo challenge too has been linked to several deaths around the world.

How does the Momo Challenge work?
A WhatsApp user would be challenged to message or add a Momo-associated contact on their WhatsApp or Facebook, or any social network platform that it is on. Once the person falls for it and makes contact, Momo will then threaten to appear at night or curse those who don't respond to its messages.

Players of the game are doxxed and convinced to harm themselves or threatened that their private information will be leaked in the public. Sometimes the game even scare those playing it with threats to harm their loved ones, so as to force them into playing by the rules of the game.

Parents and guardians around the world are being advised to monitor what their wards/children do online to prevent them from becoming a victim to this mind manipulating game.

CyberSafeIreland has urged parents to keep an eye on their children's activities online.

"It is really important that parents are aware that parents are aware that while the Internet brings great opportunities for fun, learning and socialisation, there are also risks that have to be managed, including access to harmful content or harmful contact.


"Parents should make informed decisions about their children's online use, keep a close eye on things, and have regular conversations about what their children are seeing and doing online."

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Creepy Momo Whatsapp Suicide Game Linked To Girl's Death

Parents all over the world are expressing worries over a new challenge game known as the Momo Challenge, a game rumoured to be a suicide challenge on WhatsApp and other social media platforms.

The Momo Challenge has been linked to the death of a girl, and is already taught to be the the successor to the Blue Whale challenge, another disgusting mind manipulating game that killed several teens last year.

How does the Momo Challenge work?
The Momo Challenge usually starts when people message or add a Momo-associated contact on their WhatsApp or profile on Facebook, or any other social media platform that its on. Once contacted, Momo may threaten to appear at night or curse people who don't respond to messages sent by her.

According to the Computer Crime Investigation Unit in Mexico state of Tabasco, the game is said to have started in a Facebook group where members were challenged to communicate with an unknown number.


However, several users on the Facebook Page were reported to say that Momo responded with violent images and they were threatened if they refused to follow the order given by the game.

The Avatar used by Momo is an image of a woman with grotesque features and bulging eyes taken from the work of Japanese artist Midori Havashi, who is not even linked to the game in any way.

9News explained that players of the game are doxxed and convinced to harm themselves or threatened that their private information will be leaked in the public. Sometimes the game even threatens the player to hurt the people they love in order to force them into playing by the rules of the game.

One father explained to Diario Popular how the game threatened his 15-year-old daughter with death. the man said a Momo-connected profile sent the girl a picture of a dead person and threatened her home, family, and friends if she didn't respond.

"It is better to ignore the challenges that come in the fashion in WhatsApp," the National Police of Spain warned.

"Do not go into 'Momo'! If you record the number on your calendar, you will see a strange woman's face, its the latest WhatsApp viral to come in vogue among teenagers," the force said on Twitter,

Several phone numbers associated with Momo on WhatsApp includes a Japanese phone number that starts with 813, another from Colombia that starts with 52, and another one from Mexico that starts with 57.