One more week… Or rather, one more day that we are witnessing scams that come by SMS and can be dangerous. As almost always, what criminals are looking for is to take your money and this is something that they are already warning about from the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT), because this time it has a lot to do with them, although obviously they are not the ones behind it.
No, the DGT does not inform you of fines by SMS
Example of SMS with scams that can reach the iPhone by pretending to be the DGT
It is likely that you have recently received a alleged message from the DGT informing you of a fine pending payment. Sometimes we come across mobile radars with the car and, if they do not stop us, we probably do not know they exist. A fine usually arrives at home in a few days if we exceed the speed in this section. Therefore, scammers are now taking advantage of this circumstance.
Getting a text message on your iPhone informing you of a fine can be effective. After all, we can interpret it as a new mechanism to inform us more quickly and efficiently about sanctions. Nothing could be further from the truth.
The DGT itself confirms that it never uses these channels to communicate fines.
This is identity theft.known as Phishing. In the message you will also see an attached link and when you click on it, what appears to be (and is not) the DGT website will appear. There we will have to enter our credit card information under the pretext of paying the fine and they may even tell us that by paying it now we can reduce it by half, which is what usually happens in DGT sanctions.
The DGT wanted to be frank and remind that They never notify violations via SMS or email. Yes, they do it by postal mail or via the road e-mail address if the driver is registered. Therefore, neither before, nor today, nor in the future, an SMS of this type will be reliable.
How to avoid falling for this scam
You have already taken the first step, which is to know what the scam looks like and that the DGT never sends this type of communications. Knowing this, you will be able to identify that all these messages are scams. The recommendation that the entity itself makes is that of never open or interact with these messages. However, if you did it carelessly, don’t worry.
There is nothing wrong with opening the message, even the link, even if the latter is particularly sensitive. A priori, there is nothing wrong with accessing this fake DGT site, but it is better to avoid it. What you should never do is to interact with this website, let alone enter any data (even if it is false). It is best to close the tab and delete it from history to avoid entering it again by mistake.
They also recommend marking messages (whether SMS or emails) as spam, in addition to contact INCIBE via its website to communicate the scam attempt, providing as much detail as possible.
If you have been scammedit is also advisable to report it to INCIBE, but even more so to inform the Police and thus file a complaint. It is also advisable to notify the bank to cancel the cards and report that you have been the victim of a scam.
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