Social Security warns of a new scam by letter: “They want to steal your money”

The number of scams in which criminals impersonate public institutions is only increasing. This is what is generally known as phishing, a term that is still valid. We have already seen scams in which the name of the DGT, the National Police, Correos, Wallapop or WhatsApp is used. This time, however, it was the turn of the Social Security.

Although this is a textbook scam in many ways, thanks to which the cybercriminals They try to use a well-known name to achieve their ultimate goal: to get your money.has its peculiarities. Starting with the least usual of all: it does not use an email, an SMS or anything like that, but a traditional letter.

The dangerous scam that pretends to be Social Security

It was the General Treasury of Social Security (TGSS) itself that shared the warning through its social networks. Apparently, A new scam is sending letters that could arrive directly to your mailboxwritten on behalf of the TGSS, and requesting personal information, with the poor excuse that many citizens’ data have been lost.

Although at first it may be difficult to imagine that the Treasury would be capable of losing anyone’s information, the letter in question argues that A cyber attack forces the General Treasury of Social Security to request several thingsstarting with a double-sided photograph of the national identity document. In addition, there is talk of an increase in benefits.

A photograph of a bank statement showing the person receiving the fraudulent letter as the account holder is also requested. As well as an estimate of how much was collected last month. With all this information in your possession, it goes without saying that Scammers have more than enough material to carry out many of their usual misdeeds.

Of course, scammers imitate the design and language of official Social Security letters, including forged stamps or logos to make them look authentic. In the case of the text itself, it is a little “poorer” than you might expect, but it doesn’t clash completely. Anything goes to get your money easily.

How to avoid falling for the Social Security scam

Social Security itself has been very clear in its warning: “No, we have not sent you any letter. The bad guys want to steal your money.” And they have also added what to do if you suffer this attempted scam: “If you receive it, ignore it.” It’s really as simple as that. Destroy the letter and problem solved.

Of course, it is always advisable to check the authenticity of any letter that appears to come from an official body, and even more so in these times. You can call Social Security directly using official numbers or access their legitimate website to verify the information before making any decisions, let alone sharing anything.

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