2024-04-18 14:20:17
Just as the use of cell phones has increased, so has that crime par excellence, telephone extortion. The increase is related to the fact that, as the SSPC points out, those who commit crimes “implies a lower risk of being detained and (a) greater probability of obtaining some benefit”. This is, therefore, a type of fraud.
The Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection recommends that:
“Because in most of their variants, extortionists use psychological violence to deceive their victims, It is important that you talk to your family about this crime and together put preventive measures into practice.For example, maintaining communication with each other throughout the day, as well as informing where and with whom you will be.
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What to do to know?
It is important that you keep the following in mind when you suspect that it is an extortion call:
- They will try to trick you and threaten you, because what they want is easy money.
- Criminals will seek to take you by surprise.
- Extortionists always try to impersonate someone else, usually people with power or authority (from a public official to a bank executive).
- The language they use is mostly violent or without a sense of service.
- They will try to deceive you by naming a relative or family member.
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- If from the first moment you don’t feel safe with the call, instead of giving your name, ask who they want to talk to.
- Always be suspicious if they call you to tell you that you won something.
- If they offer you services such as expediting the processing of an important document or something that involves bureaucratic actions, they are most likely lying to you.
- If they ask you for money out of the blue, to ransom a family member or to not act against you, chances are they are lying to you.
recommendations:
- Keep calm.
- Avoid at all costs saying sensitive and personal information: name, home and/or work address, social networks, among others.
- If possible, record the call.
- If the call involves the name of a close family member, try to contact him or her at the same time as the call.
- Save the number and the information you manage to collect; You can then report the number and make a complaint to the cyber police.
With information from the SSCP and the CIAM.
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