The Easter holidays have begun, so many people are taking the opportunity to visit various cities or tourist places. However, we must be alert as Condusef warns clients of BBVA, Banamex, among other banks, about fraud that may occur. in this age.
Due to vacation of Easter, customers of BBVA, Banamex and others bankschoose to make travel contracts, hotel reservations and purchase tickets through the Internet, but the National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services (Condusef) warns Given this, there is a high risk of them becoming victims of frauds.
The Condusef warns that in the season of vacation of Eastercriminals take advantage of the opportunity to create travel agency pages where they offer packages, discounts, courtesies for companions, packages with taxes not included, which can be very attractive to customers of BBVA, Banamex and other banks.
Through these fraudscriminals not only steal money from customers of the various banks, since they also obtain bank details and personal information, so identity theft can occur. That is why you have to be attentive to the pages where you purchase products related to the vacation.
Recommendations from Profeco and Condusef to avoid fraud during Easter holidays
The Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco) recommends that to avoid frauds in vacation of Easterthe customers of BBVA, Banamex and others banks They must verify that the page where promotions and tourist packages are offered at low prices is real, consult by other means the conditions and coverage of the service offered; as well as consult the reputation of the agency or portal that provides the service and the formal registration with the authorities.
Likewise, you should avoid making bank transfers as an advance payment to obtain the vacation package offer, since the ideal is to make the purchase on the Internet with a card but using intermediaries that guarantee a refund in case of any problem, the most popular platforms are Paypal. and Mercado Pago.
For its part, the Condusef It also recommended not carrying out financial transactions on public computers, avoiding providing personal data, card numbers or Personal Identification Numbers by phone or via email, and changing passwords regularly.