It is likely that you have already been in a similar situation or know someone who has had to go through it. You receive a text message on your cell phone with certain information and you look at it strangely, thinking what to do, whether to attend to it or run away from it. During the last few weeks, some users have already been notified with the BBVA SMS fraud that endangers your privacy with persuasion and incitement tactics. We tell you how you should act.
Cybersecurity education is essential to understand the world around the Internet as a space in which third-party agents interact who have perverse intentions to end up causing significant moral damage. Its objective is to compromise our data and empty our bank accounts through very sophisticated trusted methods and it is quite easy to fall into it if the relevant precautions are not taken.
In the case at hand, a new impersonation of the BBVA entity has come to light after detecting a wave of fake SMS that are wreaking real havoc on many people who have already received it, without really knowing what to do. Whether you have become one of the victims or if you have not received it, we recommend the guidelines you must follow to emerge unscathed.
How to identify the BBVA SMS?
You may have already encountered the scam, but if not, you could be the next one to receive it imminently. An SMS is being sent that takes the appearance of BBVA to inform you that you will not be able to use your card from a certain date, so you are directed to update the new security system by clicking on a suspicious link. Clearly, we are facing a fraud attempt using social engineering through smishing, the situation of which you must quickly mitigate, as it poses a risk to your personal information and could extract all the savings from your banking profiles.
If by some chance you have clicked on the URL, you will be redirected to a customer login where you will be asked to enter all your credentials, as well as your ID, first name, last name and account number. Once you hit send, you will have fallen into the trap of evildoers and your reputation will begin to be in danger. However, there are several aspects that you must take into account to save yourself in any circumstance.
What to do if I receive the SMS or if I am a victim?
BBVA argues that its text messages do not contain links, therefore, if you receive one that includes the link or attached files, its content is totally false. Likewise, you have to be wary of web page addresses that contain unrecognized domains, since, in general, Internet portals in Spain usually end in .es or .net or .org. Therefore, do not provide passwords, access codes and other sensitive data that could tarnish your image, nor pay attention to messages that do not apply to you, since if you are not a BBVA customer, you have more reasons to ignore them.
If you have finally been bitten, the first thing you have to do is take screenshots of the entire procedure until you reach the malicious website so you can hand them over to the Police. Next, contact your bank to cancel your physical cards so they cannot use them. Also, make sure that in the next few days your personal data does not circulate on the Internet so that no one can impersonate you.
Finally, to nip receiving dubious messages in the bud, simply block the sender from your smartphone options and mark them as spam. This way, you will ensure that that number does not contact you again.
