As if business phone calls weren’t already a nuisance, we must also add scams that aim to steal our data. Thus, to the classic “phishing” in which scammers impersonate a trusted company via email to get personal information (credit card or ID), his voice version has come out. It’s called “vishing” and, to make matters worse, it’s done through a double call.
vishing modus operandi
First, a person calls us by phone pretending to be our operator and notifies us of a price increase in the rate. Then, we received a second call of someone offering us a cheaper rate in order to get hold of our sensitive information. The scheme of the scam is the same, although the details may vary, using different names of institutions and companies to generate a false sense of confidence.
For example, calls have also been detected impersonating Social Security, which contacts us to offer us a refund through Bizum. The phone rings, the voice on the other end offers us some type of benefit (for maternity, dependent children, etc.) and then they send us a message to receive payment by Bizum. However, if you look closely, it is actually a request for payment.
What to do to protect yourself from vishing
Something very good that modern phones offer us is the option of being able to block numbers so that they cannot bother us again. However, the attackers They change phones often. However, there are more things we can do to be more secure, as the Xataka experts advise us.
First, never give out personal information over the phone. When in doubt, always get in touch through official channels with the entity they could be posing as and confirm the information.
The second is that, if you have received a call in which they have told you something negative and, immediately afterwards, you receive another one offering you an offer too good that you can not pass up, distrust. May the casually too timely and good perks arouse your red flags. And block both numbers.
In addition, to directly avoid receiving this type of call, you can search for what data there is about you on the network and exercise your rights of access, rectification, cancellation or opposition. In short, let’s keep the Calm down, let’s have patience, temper and common sense because these types of scams play with our desperation. Scammers want to get us to act impulsively.
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