Friday, 11 December 2015. The crimes committed through the Internet, known as “cybercrimes”; are duplicated in these dates prior to the December holiday with the same speed with which purchases are multiplied through web pages. But don’t worry, that there are always ways to not be a new victim. Here we will give you a list of tips that we can apply to take care of these scams.`
In many countries the security agencies serve with efficiency this type of cases, and even have created specialized offices to combat crimes committed through the Internet; in particular the fraud for purchases made to false companies, with products that ended up not being what was offered or at different prices than those listed; this is known as “misleading offer”.
In particular, the Mexican authorities through their Federal Police; they launched a alert on this issue, establishing channels of communication that allow fast formalize relevant complaints and combat an crime that annually generates millions of dollars in losses. The same occurs in other countries of the United States and Europe.
In this regard, they recommend that one of the main actions that as consumers, we can make; it is always verify the existence of the company that provides the product, thus avoiding establishing trade relations with “ghosts” shops or “ghosts” business that are only temporarily created to commit the crime, disappearing as by “magic”.
Equally, security agencies in Chile; issued several recommendations especially to the people who are accustomed to make purchases through classified ads. In these cases, they always advise to check the quality of the product and if it is possible; establish direct contact with the seller, very important if we are going to buy a vehicle, an appliance or any technological equipment. They also suggest to always check references or reputation of the seller; aspects that many pages that offer online sales not only allow, but require to provide greater security to their users and in one way or another to shield the negotiation.
Another of the recommendations and very important is to avoid sharing personal data such as bank key and confidential information that allows to these “cyber-scammers” have access to your accounts. Don’t trust of these attractive and incredible offers. Be careful and avoid make banking transactions through the internet through shared-use equipments.
And finally, use your common sense and that sixth sense peculiar of the women. As much as you want an item and by very tempting that is the offer, if something tells you that you should not transfer, deposit you money or you feel a certain distrust, maybe inexplicable, but true. Stop! And if, in spite of all this, you was cheated by one of these “cyber-criminals”; immediately report to the police authorities of your country. Maybe you can recover your money and if not, perhaps you can avoid new victims.
ALFA