The local Consumer Rights Office has warned of a sharp rise in Internet frauds as digital transactions increase during the Covid-19 epidemic.
More of us in Calasparra are using the Internet for transactions, shopping paying bills etc as limitations on our movements and access to banks, shops etc have severely restricted our daily lives.
The local Consumer Rights Office has warned of a sharp rise in Internet frauds as digital transactions increase during the Covid-19 epidemic as more of us in Calasparra are using the Internet for transactions, shopping paying bills etc as limitations on our movements and access to banks, shops etc have severely restricted our daily lives.
Esperanza Marin of the local Municipal Consumer Rights Office (OMIC) has told Radio Calasparra
«We must be more vigilant and never divulge our personal data in any circumstances, not banking or personal data and, under no circumstances, our passwords, digital keys or security information.
Neither should we access any suspicious link disguised as a message which may arrive by SMS or email.
We must be sure were are buying from secure sites and not fraudulent ones in order to avoid being ripped off.
“In Calasparra, “ she said,” there have been cases of phishing and shimming, new forms of fraud on the Internet,” she explained, «and the “bizum” (method of receiving and sending money) is no exception.
In some circumstances people have not concentrated on a message received before clicking “accept” and have fallen in the trap of fraudsters offering money. To avoid this always read a message carefully before clicking accept.”
Esperanza recommends installing an anti-virus on all our computer equipment and changing regularly all our passwords.Esperanza recommends installing an anti-virus on all our computer equipment and changing regularly all our passwords.
