Alert for a new scam supplanting Social Security. As reported by the official channel of the General Treasury of Social Security (TGSS), the sending of emails on behalf of the body that is really a fraud has been detected. With them, they would seek to obtain sensitive data from citizens, such as bank accounts.
With the subject "Notice of refund notification", according to a screenshot provided by the TGSS, the message that is read is the following: "Good morning. You have a refund not made from Social Security. Our transaction management system detects that you have right to receive this payment.
Everything is accompanied by a supposed reference of the return and the amount, with the hook of 400 euros. "To accept express pay online, click the link below and save your refund information," it says below and a link is included. It is precisely the trap. In this type of email, it is accompanied by a link in which, when clicking, the user can trigger the download of malicious software or enter a false return form whose only purpose is to collect sensitive data from the citizen, such as their bank account, to access it and withdraw funds, or your card.
There are several clues that have to lead to mistrust when receiving such a message. First, emails of this type usually come from suspicious, unofficial email addresses that try to copy them. In the body they usually contain misspellings -this is no exception- or a strange use of language, since on many occasions they are sent from abroad.
Neither is the receiver identified, with a vague and general message. In this way, you can send mass emails to all types of accounts, without the need to personalize the message.
Likewise, a certain urgency is appealed to and supposed facilities are offered, with messages such as "accept fast online payment", so that the recipient does not have much time to think and evaluate the message. In this sense, the amounts that are promised tend to attract attention, being high, to hook the unwary.
Taking all this into account, the advice is simple: "Do not click on the link and delete the message," they point out from Social Security. If in doubt, it is always recommended to contact an official channel to finish checking the veracity of the message. In the case of Social Security, it can be done through its different telephone service numbers.
