The Civil Guard issues an important warning about what is happening at ATMs with credit cards. It is time to start thinking about everything we are doing wrong that could end up causing a bigger problem. Without a doubt, we are facing a series of changes that will accompany us into an era, that of money in digital form that anyone with the passwords and access can access.
In the times we live in, we must be a little more careful with our movements, especially if we take into account that we are facing a situation that could get worse. Scams and data theft are increasingly common in our time, so we must be very aware of what security experts such as the Civil Guard tell us. This warning can save us more than one headache in these times we live in and it can end up being decisive. When withdrawing money from ATMs, you must be very aware of certain steps that will be essential.
Civil Guard issues alert on what is happening at ATMs
You will need to be very aware of what ends up happening. with our access to personal data. Especially in ATMs that are on the agenda, you can no longer withdraw money with the collaboration of bank employees, you must now be aware of an element that can be fundamental.
Without a doubt, it will be necessary to be aware of a situation that could be fundamental. The experts in scams and thefts of this type are those who specialize in obtaining the necessary information to be able to clone the data of the person who has just withdrawn money from the ATM.
With this particular warning, which quickly went viral, the Civil Guard warns of what is about to happen and that could end up being a reality in every sense of the word. We will have to be aware of the numbers that can sometimes multiply and that it will be important for us to control.
According to these security experts: “We have told you many times that when you make a withdrawal from an ATM, you must be careful. But we must not exaggerate…
The precautions are basic:
- Check that it has not been tampered with.
- Do not display the PIN code when entering.
- If the card is “swallowed”, let us know.”
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We have told you many times that when you make a withdrawal 💶 from an ATM, be careful.
But we must not exaggerate…
The precautions are basic:
☑ Check that it has not been tampered with.
☑ Do not display the PIN code when entering.
☑ If the card is “swallowed”, report it.#CitizenSecurity pic.twitter.com/p0PsH6dISY– Civil Guard (@guardiacivil) September 8, 2024
These warnings from security experts will end up making a difference in many ways. The time will come to take those precautions that will get us out of more than one trouble, paying attention to the specialists who give us more clues than we imagine.
Another of the frauds that the OCU also denounces is phishing, which is on the agenda in terms of complaints: this term comes from the English word “fishing” which means fishing. Applied to computing, phishing is a deception technique that hackers use to “fish” our personal and banking data through deception. First, we receive a message by email, SMS (Smishing), Whatsapp or any other platform with an excuse that encourages us to click on a link. The tricks used are varied: the Treasury returns our money and needs our card number, it has given us a price and needs our postal address and other information to send it to us, we have to urgently enter our bank to reject a direct debit that has just been made for a large amount or you have to pay a parking fine. If you click on the link, you will be redirected to a fake website that pretends to be the official website, such as that of the tax office, a bank or any company or store that we would consider completely trustworthy. Once there, they ask us either to enter our access data (username and password) or our card data and that is when they have us arrested because they have obtained the information they need to commit the theft.
East important to protect personal data. Starting with a card that we must keep safe and a PIN code that only we have. This will ensure that nothing affects us, at a time when experts are issuing this important warning.
We are all exposed when it comes to being scammed like this. Therefore, we must be very careful in these daily tasks such as withdrawing money from the ATM. It can become a nightmare that costs us more than we imagine. We will have to be aware of every euro we withdraw and how we do it.
