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Fraudulent messages on behalf of the Tax Authority? Six precautions to 'dodge' them
DECO PROteste gives advice at a time when the "contours of these scams are increasingly sophisticated".
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At a time when there are more and more fraudulent messages that use the name of official entities improperly - such as the Tax Authority (AT) - alerts multiply and so should precautions.
"The AT's alerts for fraudulent email or SMS messages reveal that the outlines of these scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated. The scammers write on behalf of the Finance with a false sender that can mislead the recipients", explains DECO PROteste.
In this context, the consumer protection organization presents six tips to 'feint' this type of false messages. Stay tuned:
- Check the legitimacy of the sender of the message. In the case of emails, for example, official sources do not use generic domains, such as Gmail, Hotmail, Outlook or Yahoo, or unknown ones.
- Be suspicious of messages with a high sense of urgency or opportunity.
- Be wary of hyperlinks that seem dubious to you. It is best to avoid clicking on them or downloading attached files.
- Pay attention to the alerts from official entities, such as the Tax Authority and Social Security. When they detect any fraud, they tend to issue an alert.
- Check for spelling errors and lack of coherence in the sentences. However, the methods used by scammers are increasingly sophisticated and, therefore, consumers should not be guided by this rule alone.
- Do not disclose your personal data to senders or pages that do not seem secure to you.
Read Also: Coima and seizure of assets? Beware of this fake email (on behalf of the Tax Authority) (Portuguese version)
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