In recent years, the crime has changed a lot, especially for the impact that Internet has had on our lives. Scams through digital means are increasingly present, not only in Spacebut throughout the world. And it is logical: almost all of us carry a mobile Above, we review the mail daily and make personal efforts from the phone without thinking twice. That, unintentionally, makes us more vulnerable.
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The mobile has become our portfolio, the bank branch and even in the Post Office. We keep key, we move money, accept conditions … and everything from a screen and even, on many occasions, without knowing or what we allow. For scammers, this environment is perfect: They can act at a distance, without being physically exposed and with little chances of being detected. They find it easier and less risky than life methods.
Of course, not all types of deceptions have been born with the Internet. Scams by phone, for example, have been for decades. What has changed is the way they occur. Now, some scammers are passed through known banks or companies and, to top it off, They can even falsify the numbers from which they call. In this way they gain credibility and make the victim lower the guard.
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In that sense, the police body of The Civil Guard has issued a statement Through a video posted on its social networks where he warns of a new scam method called ‘dumpster diving’ o ‘trashing’. That is, urban collection in garbage in search of useful goods or confidential information that can be used for the benefit of scammers and, thus, Start digital fraud.
“Cybercriminals seek any type of document in our physical or digital garbage that we have been able to throw out carelessness, such as passwords or card numbers, and thus be able to obtain all our information, “explains the agent in the Tiktok publication.”Through these methods they use all our data to perform a cyber attack. Therefore, always make sure to properly destroy all your personal documents when you go to get rid of them. “
Urgent Civil Guard statement
Finally, and as the Benemérita usually does, they recommend that if it has been Victim of an equal or similar scam, it is immediately denounced at the Police Police Station closer. Failing that, now the procedure can also be performed telematically, through the SElectronics of the Civil Guard.
