Every day we use our cell phones for more personal things, such as pay with your smartphone. This method provides more protection than doing it with cards, but it is true that it must be taken into account that There are more and more scams present.
Now, the National Police has launched a new notice through social networks for the proliferation of a new scam that could empty your bank accounts.
In this case, the spoofing It is a technique that many cybercriminals use to deceive people and gain access to all confidential information, in order to steal money from you. Furthermore, scammers They pose as a trusted issuer, In this case the bank, to obtain confidential data from the victim.
As the agents explain, “cyber bad guys pretend to be your bank to warn you of suspicious movements in your account and convince you to transfer your money to other accounts, “supposedly safe.”
The police say they use several techniques to be more credible: “With a computer program, the scammers they change the phone number that appears on our screen to be that of our bank, and also uses banking jargon.” In a few minutes they get the bank details and they empty the accounts.
The agents assure that Your bank will never ask you for personal or banking information over the phone, or a code that was supposedly sent to you by SMS. So it is very important not to provide this data. “When in doubt, hang up and call the official phone number of your bank, and if you have been scammed, go to the police,” warns the national police force.