The General Tax Directorate assured that it is a scam method called phishing.
The General Tax Directorate (DGI) published a statement alerting taxpayers about different scams that were carried out through text messages, WhatsApp, social networks and emails, through the method called phishing.
The government agency warned that scammers send messages through different media posing as an official of the DGI. In this way, they gain the trust of taxpayers by making them believe that they are directed by a trusted institution such as the DGI.
Then, at the end of the message there is a link to which they encourage the victim to enter and, from there, there is no turning back. The message tends to warn about “inconsistencies in the last affidavit” of the taxpayer and, generally, has personal data of the victim.
The DGI recommendation
In mid-February, the government leadership had published a similar statement warning about this type of scam, which is called phishing. According to the definitions of the Agency for Electronic Government and Information and Knowledge Society (Agesic)corresponds to “any message you receive by email, WhatsApp, SMS or others, which attempts to deceive you by imitating the identity of a third party (bank, social network, friends, etc.).”
This has the objective of “manipulate you and that you toast information” such as passwords, bank accounts or credit cards. To avoid this, specifically in companies, the agency recommends:
- Review the setting of the accounts.
- Raise awareness staff.
- Review the warning signs.
- Check what information There is available online about the company.
The BROU received 40% fewer complaints about fraud and scams in 2023
He Republic Bank (BROU) reported that the complaints frauds and scams with credit and debit cards during 2023 were 40% less than the previous year since during 2022 a peak in complaints was obtained, reaching a total of 1,400.
According to the banking entity, the remaining 60% were attempts at frauds and scams that could not be realized thanks to the actions of the bank, as well as the Police. For its part, the 40% that did manage to materialize correspond to the late detection of maneuvers by the bank or the police or also due to the rapid action of criminals.
The manager of BROU, Mariela Espinoclarified that the total corresponds to the number of complaints, which does not mean that all of them are scams either frauds that have been finalized. For her part, the leader explained that these crimes occur due to failures or carelessness of clients and not due to vulnerabilities that the banking system has.
Source: Ambito
