Not only are businesses preparing for the increase in purchases and orders during Black Friday and CyberMonday, but cybercriminals know that this is a perfect time to carry out scams and scams generated by the amount of movements that will occur during these days.
For this reason, given the imminent wave of deceptions that are going to occur, the experts of the National Police have prepared a decalogue to avoid possible fraud that may occur during these dates. As they point out, there are several tips that you should follow if you don’t want this Black Friday to become a black day because your bank account is emptied for falling for one of the hundreds of scams that hide behind supposed offers and bargains.
Tips to avoid scams during Black Friday, according to the Police
The process of purchasing online puts the security of our bank accounts at risk, since without realizing it you could be giving our data to a scammer who, without much complication, could completely empty our bank account. To avoid this, what you have to do is:
- Be careful with promotions that arrive by email or social networks: may contain fraudulent links.
- Doubt and Be wary of offers on popular items with deep discounts.
- When you enter a page Verify that the name in the URL is spelled correctly.
- Pay attention to QRishingto manipulation of QR codes so that the download of malicious software.
- It is likely that you will receive an SMS or email from supposed parcel companies, be careful with the links.
- Make sure The website has secure payment gateways and contrast the opinions of other users.
In the event that it is too late and you are a victim of fraud, change passwords, cancel the credit card immediately, talk to your bank and report it to a National Police station.
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