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This Tuesday, February 8, is International Safer Internet Day. An event, held every February, which seeks to promote the safe and positive use of technology. For that same reason, this time we show you the most common types of scams that can reach your mobile phone and some tips to deal with them and not fall into the trap. Mainly type attacks phishing, smishing or vishing, Without a doubt three of the most common methods to deceive third parties.
Messages related to parcel and courier services
The most common scams, both Phishing as smishing, have to do with parcel and courier services. On this occasion, the companies affected are usually Post, DHL and MRW. For that same reason, and every time you receive a message from this type of company, it is essential that you pay close attention to the message they are sending you. If they explain to you that there is a package in your name, but they have not been able to find you, open your eyes wide. If they ask you to download an application to manage the shipping or pay certain fees to get the package, no matter. These are just some of their strategies to obtain your personal and banking data.
Your bank's problems verifying your account
Your bank will never ask you for personal or banking information through disreputable websites. If your bank ever writes to you to warn you that your account has been temporarily suspended or that there is a problem with it, be wary. The objective of the scammers is for you to share your bank access codes so they can access it and rob you without raising any type of suspicion.
Purchase vouchers from well-known brands
Nothing is free on the Internet. For that same reason, if Mercadona, Carrefour or Zara offer you discount vouchers of up to 60 euros In exchange for answering three simple questions, be suspicious. During these last few months, hackers have also impersonated large companies with the aim of obtaining user data. In this way, and if someone writes to you to tell you that you have been selected to qualify for discount vouchers or gifts as attractive as mobile phones or computers, be wary. As a general rule, it is nothing more than a strategy to obtain your personal and banking data.
The Sextorsions
One of the most recurring frauds is the one that aims to extort its recipients in exchange for bitcoins. All this through an alleged video with sexual content, through which hackers intend to obtain significant sums of money from their victims. After telling him that he had hacked into his computer, the hacker says he found some pornographic videos in which the victim appears masturbating. For that same reason, the hacker threatens the recipient of the message and assures him that he will send this video to all of his contacts in the next 48 hours if he does not send $289 in bitcoins to a specific address: "You have 48 hours to pay."
Tips to avoid falling into the trap
In order to deal with this type of threats, Entelgy Innotec offers a series of tips with which you will avoid falling into the trap. From checking the sender address of the email or the greeting used to checking its spelling or not opening emails from unknown users. Simple steps that will help you avoid major problems.
Beyond these tips, Entelgy recommends not clicking on hyperlinks or links in suspicious emails or downloading applications of dubious origin. Also, exercise caution when downloading files or executables attached to emails and enter your personal data only on pages with the 'https' protocol that you consider safe. Thanks to these tips we can deal with all types of scams that aim to take over our data.
