Beware of the scam that almost emptied María Pombo’s account: this is how she got out of it

It doesn’t matter how famous or unknown you are, whether you have thousands of followers on Instagram or don’t even have an account on the social network, cybercrime doesn’t make you ugly and its scams reach everyone. Recently, the Madrid influencer Maria Pombo said through her profile that she almost became a victim of one of the most popular frauds in recent years that begins with an SMS.

Surely you already know that this modality, SMS messages, are one of the main entry doors for these scams, where a well-known institution or company is normally impersonated. In the case that affected the influencer, it is a deception that She impersonated the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) where she was informed that she had 24 hours to pay a fine of traffic or else the amount owed would increase.

The message that comes from a normal number, and even with a Spanish prefix, urgently tells you that you have a sanction and that You can pay it through the link they share. They tell you that You only have 24 hours left to get scared and that you act without thinking and do not stop to analyze the situation, since the link they share is fraudulent and It just wants you to enter your personal and banking information to steal it.

Maria Pombo, He followed the instructions because he happened to know that he had a fine that was going to arriveand with the fear that the sanction would increase, she rushed to follow the instructions, as she herself has reported. He filled out the form to which the link led, and When he entered his personal and banking information and “paid the fine”, he immediately realized his mistake.

In a matter of seconds, the cybercriminals had gained full access to his bank account and began making various charges. Fortunately, the influencer realized that she had just become a victim of this scam and He acted quickly to prevent his account from being emptied by blocking all his bank cards. Even so, as he said, I already had several pending charges of 60, 70 and 80 euros, And it was only a few minutes, imagine if he didn’t realize it and it took him hours or days to check his bank.

Details that should put us on alert

• The DGT never It will notify you of a fine via SMS or email.
• If you doubt, access the DGT app To check it, all your fines appear there.
• The times to always pay fines are greater than 24 hours If it is the first time you are notified.
• Although the website is almost identical to the official DGT website, the link name does not match.

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