Brushing or the unordered package scam: you can open it and even keep it, but never do this

In the midst of Christmas shopping, it is common to receive countless packages at our homes, especially because we order more and more things over the Internet.

However, Behind this comfort lies a risk, the brushinga scam that works by sending unsolicited packages to compromise your personal data.

Although it may seem harmless to receive a surprise gift, this practice hides a deception that could complicate your life if you are not warned.

What is brushing and how does it work?

Journalist Paco Jiménez warned on the set of the program zapping of the Sixth that there is a new scam that is especially complicated now that we are in the midst of online shopping for Christmas.

This new scam is called brushing forks a strategy used by scammers who want to appropriate your data.

To carry out the deception, what they do is send packages with low-value products to random addresses, and in These unsolicited packages include QR codes that “redirect you to a website where they ask for personal information.”explains the journalist.

For example, they may ask for your address, ID or banking information “which they then use to carry out scams in your name or request loans.”

So, if an unexpected package arrives at your door, the first thing to do, according to the journalist, is check the sender carefully and even contact him because it could be a mistake.

But above all, you never have to scan the QR code. The most common mistake when facing this scam is to be curious and scan the QR code, but this opens the door to information theft and you can become a victim of identity theft.

He brushing It also affects e-commerce platforms that are struggling to maintain their credibility. The proliferation of these practices is a reminder that, although technology makes our lives easier, it also makes us vulnerable.

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