Alerting the Civil Guard again to the “wrong son” fraud after discovering several cases

The Civil Guard was familiar with since the beginning of the week, on the complaints submitted in several locations in the coastal area in Granada, that some of its neighbors were. Victims of fraud by the “wrong son” method.

Civil Guard agents in Tuelm crimes conduct appropriate investigations in order to identify the authors and repair the resulting economic damage. The banking that was made after the deception ranges between 4000 and 10,000 eurosAs detailed by the body in a press release.

The way these fraudsters work is to make a random and huge shipment of SMS OA messages through the well -known immediate messaging application. The authors use different mobile numbers to make an initial connection with FUTURA victim, bypassing a daughter or son who faced problems with her previous phone They argue that they need a large amount of money because they have financial difficulty on the specified date that they need to be resolved.

They benefit from the victim’s confusion, Hurry to solve the problem that is presentedIt is impossible to verify the reality of the story with their relatives at the time and/or the confidence they have.

It is preferred by immediate transfers

All this in addition to the light movement that allows them to send money through instant transfer or bizum, very generalized methods recently, Facilitate the embodiment of the fraud in record time.

The victim’s doubts about the ability to deceive after bank transfer, Since their return to receiving a second message from the assumption of their families or a call from the director of an alternative bank. They ask for a secondary transfer of money on a different argument, but similar sums and the same urgent need.

And reality comes when They call their sons or daughters and prove that someone has gone through them. Strange positions at the first moment of the deceitful person, where we do the intention to help their families, whatever the circumstances and speed, lead them to be an easy victim of people looking for money from others.

Crime

The Civil Guard, whether in the investigation of this type of crime, which has increased or in prevention through education, training and awareness of the citizen.

So, The Civil Guard insists on reminding citizens who should be alert with new technologies Which serves as a means of this type of crime and criminal organizations.

When they are in doubt, they must call well -known phones for their relatives to check that they are good and that they do not need help. On the same way, At their disposal, they have the permanent phone number of the Civil Guard 062.