I think that does not spend a week without several scam attempts in my mobile phones, in particular the job offers that I have to ask WhatsApp. And the last one showed me how much the hook can be chopped: a Netflix SMS very convincing He took me to a website that has not only tried to steal skills titles, but also my bank card.
I imagined that the reform of the telecommunications law would not end the desired calls and attempts at deception, what I did not think is that the new law reach the opposite that proposed. Because how many calls, WhatsApp messages and suspect SMS Do you receive after the week? I came to disconnect the SIM card.
Netflix SMS: “His last payment was rejected”
Receiving SMS with authorized sender is a practice that operators should cut for health (they are supposed to do so). This is just what happened to me with a Netflix SMS that appeared in my entry mail box. “”His last payment was rejected“Warned the SMS. It drew my attention, but it didn't find it strange either. This is not the first time that I have happened, I generally use virtual cards for the payments of certain subscriptions.
El sms usurpation, o Supplanting an authentic senderThis implies a huge risk for those who generally receive business messages. In my case, it seemed a plausible communication, although I did not hold caution: you would never have to trust everything that reaches SMS or mail. By clicking on the link, I saw that the URL was suspect: the “Netflix.com” did not appear. Red flag.
Even Captcha was well done
Despite this unknown URL, which was somewhat hidden from the browser itself, the truth is that the page seemed authentic. A CAPTCHA with a sum that really worked, the appearance of the Netflix website and a user field and a password to introduce identification information. I tried to invent them and let myself be in the next step: the credit card.
I invent the steps until I reach the field of the credit card. Everything seemed authentic
The scam was very well done, with translations perfectly suited to Spanish. And they not only tried to be wrong with the contact of the SMS, but also with the skills titles and even with the banking form. I am wary of nature and I saw that it was a hoax, but I am convinced that I could have fallen to be a little more gullible.
Advice that always come well not to fall into scams
The false card did not throw away
I consider myself trained in the face of attempts at scam and, as I said, I am wary by nature. Even so, I could have fallen perfectly into the trap. Do you also get out of it and need some tips to avoid a risk? Here is.
- You never trust the messages that come to you, even authentic shipments. It is too easy to falsify numbers and addresses, to question everything.
- You never download anything. No banking bank will make you download a request. This particularly concerns Android: never install APK files.
- Never present your access identification information in a link you receive. If it is a real banking communication, access the application of your bank to check if the opinion is authentic.
- You should never pay anything, even if they tell you that it is the only way to solve the problem. No company will send you a link to pay directly from this page: this is a safe scam.
- Faced with the slightest doubt, ignore the message. Authentic messages will never be an ultimatum, companies will contact other roads if it really urges; Either by a telephone call or by postal letter with acknowledgment of receipt of receipt. The best way to avoid scams is to ignore all these messages, all they are looking for is to create your alarm.
Cover image | Iván Linares
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