09/07/2021 21:59
Clarín.com
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Updated 09/07/2021 21:59
The economist Roberto Lavagna denounced that they
tried to commit a virtual scam by posing as him on WhatsApp
and gave details of what happened through his social networks.
The former Minister of Economy said that his contacts received a message in which they warned that he had
changed his number and asked them to update it
.
“WARNING: in times of banking scams and phishing there are also scams through WhatsApp.
This time it was my turn.
From a phone they send messages to contacts saying that I changed the phone number and that they update the same (false) ”, wrote the former presidential candidate on his Twitter account.
This practice, the former official analyzes,
"evidences some type of access to the Gmail account or access to my contact list."
WARNING: in times of banking scams and pishing there are also scams through WhatsApp.
This time it was my turn.
From a tel they send messages to contacts saying that I changed the phone number and that they update the same (false) -> pic.twitter.com/cWyi1usiA3
- Roberto Lavagna (@RLavagna) September 7, 2021
Lavagna continued with his story: “Not only that, when one responds and they see the name of the contact, they
try to ask for dollars or bank transfers.
This shows some kind of access to the Gmail account or access to my contact list.
The complaint has already been made in the @Policia_ciudad computer crimes, "he wrote.
As evidence, he showed a conversation in which the scammers asked a contact of his to
transfer 170 thousand pesos
.
Finally, and after illustrating what happened with screenshots of his phone, the former minister left a council.
"Through this situation that I share with you, I hope it serves to take care when
protecting our accounts with stricter security measures such
as the 2-step login and not just a password."
To do this, Lavagna attached an article where the Google company provides security advice for users.
Scams on the rise
In recent weeks, several people have reported scams similar to the ones they tried to commit to Lavagna.
One of those cases, reported by Clarín, was victimized by two women who believed they were talking to a friend of theirs who lives in Spain.
In reality, they were chatting with scammers who had stolen his account and simulated a dollar sale to rob them.
The complaints about virtual scams made in the Ombudsman's Office of the City of Buenos Aires grew by 200% since the social, preventive and compulsory isolation (ASPO) was decreed, at the end of March 2020.
"There was a noticeable increase since the beginning of the ASPO, where online activities increased significantly and with it their respective threats and risks," explained Arturo Pozzali, deputy ombudsman.
Through mechanisms such as stealing home banking access codes or credit card data, cybercriminals found various ways to disrupt the digital security of banking companies.
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