It never hurts to know different ways in which we can be victims of a scam attempt.
You can know the signs that warn of an online scam, know how to intercept viruses and Trojans, but in this digital age that we live in, it never hurts to know in advance all the methods used by cybercriminals to get hold of your most personal information. . Now even the voice could be used against us and now we explain how it is possible.
The danger after a simple telephone answer
As you can see in the publication that we leave you below these lines, the National Cybersecurity Institute offers us the keys to what they have called ‘yes fraud’. As explained in the INCIBE website, answer a call phone with a simple ‘Yeah’ can bring us more issues of which we would have never thought.
If you receive a call 📞 from an unknown number and they ask you to say “yes”, be careful! 🚨 It could be a #scam.
👉 We tell you in @osisecurity: https://t.co/zBbXzPPFeO#CitizenCybersecurity pic.twitter.com/FkUW0TELMY
— INCIBE (@INCIBE) September 7, 2023
He fraud It has been described step by step by the Spanish agency and we show you its phases below, so that you also know the way some cybercriminals proceed. The fraud would have the following sequence of events:
- He scammer calls to the potential victim, posing as a bank or customer service employee, to gain their trust, although sometimes after answering with a customary ‘yes’, the call is ended.
- During the call, the scammer may try get affirmative answers through banal questions, to get the desired word.
- The call is being engraved by the cybercriminal, emphasizing the yeses, and these short answers could serve to impersonate of the victim in financial institutions.
Perhaps, you also think that these types of scams are unlikely, but you always have to keep them in mind to prevent possible scams. INCIBE also adds what you should do if you think you have been a victim of this fraud. Some of the tips provided by the National Cybersecurity Institute are:
- Act quickly, while remaining calm.
- Hang up on the call if you suspect it is fraudulent.
- Verify the legitimacy of the interlocutor and monitor your accounts.
- Carry out egosurfing, that is, control what is said about you on the Internet.
- Change passwords for pages that may have been compromised.
- Keep records of recent activity, whether call recordings, emails or text messages.
- In case of scam, make the proper report to the State Security Forces and Bodies.