Be careful with the new method of cell phone theft

The National Police warns about a new form of fraud, phishing or web impersonation, which takes place through text messages, emails and WhatsApp to obtain passwords, personal data and steal bank accounts.

(Consumers end up paying costs for cyberattacks.)

The authorities recommend never answer messages asking for personal or financial information to participate in sweepstakes, job opportunities, commercial offers or requests for humanitarian aid.

Likewise, they suggest that, before entering the password in the virtual branch or any other platform, verify that the portal has HTTPS security protocols.

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For example, messages like: “Name of the bank: Informs you that on 10/15/2022 at 7:30 a.m. access to your savings account has been restricted, enable your username https://onx.la/a11a2”, that reached the cell phone of a citizen should not be taken into account.

The Police, moreover, insists that it must be avoid opening emails that land in spam and don’t click on links from suspicious websites.

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And he advises going to the virtual Immediate Attention Center, which is a service that the National Police has arranged for the attention of computer crimes or cyber incidents.

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*With information from EL TIEMPO