Social Security fraud warning: If you hear this, the scam has already begun.
The General Treasury of Social Security (TGSS) has issued a warning on its social media channels about a new scam attempt in which they send you an email that you supposedly have received a notification from the agency regarding something you need to resolve with them.
Identity theft has become one of cybercriminals' favorite methods for stealing our personal and sensitive data, as well as our money.
While we're used to being targeted through phone calls, social media messages, email, or SMS, and therefore tend to be more alert when we browse the internet or receive these communications on our phones , attackers are constantly updating and modifying their tricks to make them undetectable.
On this occasion, we received an email from the sender [email protected] , claiming to be from Social Security, stating that we have received a notification from the Treasury regarding something we need to resolve. As is typical with this type of fraud, the scammers use urgency to get us to act without thinking.
" You have a period of two calendar days from receipt of electronic notifications to access them. After this period, if you do not access the notifications, they will be considered rejected..." the email states.
????FRAUD NOTICE If you receive this email from the account [email protected], it is an attempt at FRAUD. Do not open it! The TGSS does not send notices or notifications through this account.
Please check and verify that it's an official profile before opening any links. pic.twitter.com/9CT65H5987
This way, they pressure us to check the notification as soon as we read the message , and within it, they include a supposed link that takes us directly to it. The problem is that if we click on the link, a fake website pretending to be Social Security will open and ask us to enter our details, including our banking information , in order to steal them and drain our account.
It's very important to remember that Social Security doesn't send alerts or notifications through this email account , and to avoid this type of fraud, it's key to check and verify that it's an official profile before clicking on any links.
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