Cyber criminals want your money and in order to do that they will use all sorts of tricks to try and scam you and take that important money you have in your bank account and the latest scam has been discovered Internet Security Office in which they notify us of the spread of a fraudulent SMS that you may receive in the next few days.
This scam was repeated by the Civil Guard in which we basically receive an SMS explaining that we are subscribed to a service that we did not request and we are very kindly invited to click on the link to supposedly cancel it. but in fact this is when we will be blamed. A similar scam was reported recently.
The message mentions that you signed up for a gaming service for 50 euros per week, but it gives you the option to “cancel” it by following a link that leads to a fraudulent website where you need to enter a series of details such as your name, number phone number and the amount of money you want to cancel when you would actually be paying.
#ANXIETY
If you receive an SMS that you are registered in the gaming service for the amount of 50 euros per week, and you are provided with a link to unsubscribe #Don’t get annoyedthis is a scammer who debits money from your account
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– Civil Guard
(@guardiacivil) July 4, 2022
Obviously, if you enter this information and click the “cancel subscription” button, you will actually be accessing the Google Pay or Apple Pay payment gateway to pay the cybercriminals that amount, not cancel your subscription.
This is a fake SMS because you don’t subscribe to anythingand where cybercriminals want to scare you into quickly clicking on a link and entering your details.
The Internet Safety Authority itself recommends that you check all your subscriptions on both Android and iOS to see if you have any fraudulent subscription so that you can unsubscribe.
If, unfortunately, you have followed the link and entered your details, you should contact your payment platform as soon as possible to inform them of the scam and attempt to cancel the transaction. Obviously, you can also report this situation to the State Security Forces and organs.
Source: Computer Hoy
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