Fraudulent SMS impersonates Social Security: alert in Canary Islands
A fake SMS imitating the Social Security service is circulating among residents of the Canary Islands. Google News ES — Crime warns of the new fraud.
New SMS fraud impersonates Social Security in Canary Islands
Google News ES — Crime reports that residents of the Canary Islands are on alert over a new attempted scam: a text message (SMS) impersonating the Social Security organisation.
The criminals use this type of fraudulent communication to impersonate the official body, with the aim of deceiving the recipients and obtaining personal or financial data.
The technique employed, known as smishing, combines SMS sending with identity impersonation techniques. The authorities recommend not providing any data nor accessing any links that may be included in this type of messages.
Social Security does not request confidential information via SMS. Upon receipt of this type of message, those affected should ignore them and report them to the competent authorities.
Source: Google News ES — Crime (es)