The affected company warned the inhabitants of the Buenos Aires town not to fall into the trap of criminals.
The commotion over collapse at the hotel in Villa Gesell unfortunately caused the opportunism of some criminals to cheat to the residents of the coastal town.
As it turned out, the Cevige electric cooperative warned about scammers posing as company workers, reporting on planned outages in relation to the recent collapse of the Dubrovnik hotel in Villa Gesell.
They took advantage of the collapse at the Villa Gesell hotel and scammed the neighbors in an aberrant way
Scammers ask for phone numbers to send codes and access WhatsApp, which could compromise personal data. In that framework, Cevige clarified that does not make calls about scheduled outages and that any request for personal information is false.
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The cooperative is denouncing these scam attempts and condemns the use of this tragedy to commit crimes.
“We have been informed of possible scams that pretend to be Cevige contactsusing the tragedy that occurred in our city to steal users’ personal data. The Villa Gesell Electric Cooperative clarifies that does not make calls regarding scheduled outages. The work carried out in the area of the tragedy is coordinated with the specialists who work at the site, as has been carried out since the intervention of the operators in the area was requested, for safety reasons and to facilitate rescue tasks. “, the company specified in the viral statement.
And they added: “From the institution we strongly repudiate these events, where, taking advantage of such a serious and shocking situation for our entire community, an attempt is made to commit a computer crime. Any contribution from users will be added to the presentation made in court.”
Source: Ambito
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