Even the government is no longer unaware that we are in the midst of a boom in telephone scams. In fact, there are some that are already famous, like the double call scam. However, what is most dangerous and has raised the alarm is the impersonation of real companieswhat we call the term identity theft.
No one is exempt from ever receiving a call or text message pretending to be the bank or telephone company. And these scams affect more people than you might think, particularly because they are becoming very sophisticated. So this is where the Ministry of Digital Transformation comes in, which wants to implement measures that prevent us from receiving these calls and messages on our iPhones, our Android phones and our phones in general.
The end of telephone scams is near and the Government is already studying measures
As BandaAncha reports, the government is aware of the problem with phone scams, particularly those that employ a practice known as Caller ID Spoofing. It is a careful technique with which they manage to manipulate caller IDnot only hiding the real phone number, but also allowing the operator and mobile IDs to identify them with the name of the real company they are spoofing.
Of course, these types of scams have different consequences operating modeeven if in the end they are all They agree on a single object: stealing the victim’s money. Sometimes they pretend to be the bank asking for credentials, other times they ask to download a supposed new app, other times they pretend to be phone companies making a sweet offer and formalize a false contract in which the account number is requested… Anyway, there are many methods, but all equally dangerous.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation has identified that the majority of these scams come from scammers located outside of USA. Based on this They manage three possible measures to prevent them from continuing to act:
- Block calls from abroad with Spanish number identifiers from entering the Spanish telephone network.. This is something that some call centers of Spanish companies located outside our borders also use legally, so if this measure is established the Government will have to agree with the main companies that would be affected.
- Implementation of a new specific numbering range for sales calls allowing for easy identification and automatic blocking of those that appear suspicious.
- Creating “Do Not Originate” (DNO) listswhich would be shared between telephone operators to identify their customers’ telephone numbers and block all calls from unregistered telephone numbers.
It must be said that these measures would apply to SMS, which are also another source of problems, since scammers also manage to evade credentials and add that of a real company. This is why we sometimes receive fraudulent text messages in the same chat thread we have with the bank.
According to what they report in BandaAncha, the ministry has launched a public consultation in this regard to find out what other proposals could arise and make a decision in this regard. This consultation will end on March 8, when the measures to be applied to put an end to telephone scams will be studied.
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