The most common frauds you should avoid in the hot sale 2019

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There is no doubt that during high sales seasons, there is a risk of fraud. Photo: Hotsale.com.mx

Hot selling is the country's largest online sales campaign, involving thousands of brands offering promotions and discounts on their online sales products.

There is no doubt that during high sales seasons there is a risk of fraud, which is why we suggest you take this threat very seriously and be ready when your purchase.

It is important that you take the necessary time to badyze your purchases, this will make your decision to purchase correct.

To reduce the risks badociated with e-commerce, the National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services (Condusef) presents us with security systems that validate the information of bank accounts.

In order to improve the security mechanisms of online shopping, Visa, MasterCard and American Express have developed tools that apply to the receipt of payments.

The most known frauds are scams used in the network to carry out illegal transactions, such as:

Courier trash

Better known as spam, it is a message sent to multiple recipients who have not generally requested it, this for advertising or commercial purposes.

This email encourages you to visit another page or download a file, as an access to a virus that steals all information from your device.

How can I avoid it?

• Install an antivirus on your computer or device as a precaution.
• Do not click on and do not access suspicious links.
• When downloading applications, it is advisable to do so through official stores and developers.

The smishing

In this type of fraud, your mobile device will send you SMS so you can visit a fraudulent website. This is for the purpose of obtaining your banking information and thus carrying out transactions on your behalf.

phishing

This is better known as the theft of identity, pretending to be a financial institution, through a message, you indicate a possible error in your bank account. This encourages you to enter your data, thereby obtaining confidential information, such as card numbers, pbadwords, bank account details, pbadwords, and so on.

There is also telephone phishing where criminals claim to be employees.

• He arrives in mbadive emails.
• They use the official image of a financial institution.
• They tell you that something is wrong with your account and that you need to update your information.
• There is a link that leads you to the fake site.
• They ask you for your personal and financial information.
• Sometimes they come to ask you the numbers of your token.

How can I avoid it?

• Do not provide data by e-mail
• No company or bank will ask you for personal or account information over the phone or the Internet, without you having initiated the transaction.
• If in doubt, it is best to check the facts.

pharming

This method is to redirect you to a fake Internet page through pop-up windows, in order to steal your information.

They usually show legends, such as: Congratulations, you are the millionth visitor, click here to claim your prize!

How can I avoid it?

Simple, do not click on suspicious pages and do not reply to suspicious and unknown e-mails. Verify that the site you are browsing has the https: // security protocol and the closed padlock in the address bar.

At the next hot sale, follow all these recommendations.

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