The General Tax Directorate (DGI) alerted taxpayers about scams carried out through phone calls; From the organization they clarified that this type of communication modality is not official, but rather does so through institutional channels.
The tax agency reported that fake inspectors They were scamming taxpayers through phone calls. “We have received information about calls on behalf of the DGI, which aim to cheat and cheat to taxpayers,” the statement states.
In this sense, they assured that this type of communication It is not official of the DGI. “It is reported that the Administration does not use this type of communication with taxpayers, but rather that it is carried out through institutional channels,” the proclamation highlights. In addition, they urged taxpayers “to carry out the police report corresponding in case you have received this type of communications.”
Scams for 5 million dollars
He Banco República del Uruguay (BROU) He stated that during 2022 scams against the entity’s clients quadrupled, with 1,200 cases and a total amount of 5 million dollars, double that of the previous year.
In television statements, the president of BROU, Salvador Ferrer, admitted the increase in cases of virtual scams or cyber scams within the bank’s portfolio. Until October, the registered cases were 1,200, although the leader of the entity explained that more than 60% of the affected amounts were recovered.
However, Ferrer admitted that it is an issue that is of great concern in the BROU’s orbit, and on which they are working. “There is a team at the bank permanently dedicated to these things,” said Ferrer, who explained that “100% of the cases” of this type are related to human failuressuch as handing over a password or suffering from a computer virus, and are not related to “failures” of the bank’s computer system.
In that sense, he highlighted the fact that no fraud was carried out through the BROU mobile application.
Likewise, he pointed out that, although the number of 1,200 cases draws attention – especially in comparison with records from previous years – the number of scams is “marginal.”
Source: Ambito
