ANSES Warning: what is the new scam robbing Potenciar Trabajo, AUH and AUE accounts

The virtual scams They have no boundaries, and with the advancement of technology they are becoming more sophisticated and harder to detect. Now cybercriminals are targeting users Improve the businessprogram of the Ministry of Social Development of the nation that seeks to "improve employment opportunities and create new productive proposals for people who are in a situation of high social and economic vulnerability."

Through your account Twitter, the ministry warned in headlines about a new type of scam circulating the Internet that involves the creation of fake websites. These same ones imitate the officials and the goal is to approach them personal and bank details of the victims.

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"Fake sites are circulating that ask for personal and bank information," the Social Development portfolio wrote in its official Twitter account. This is a very common practice in the cybercrime ecosystem because everything is easier to create a deceptive url that leads to malware.

The fraudsters imitate a government entity and offer microcredits and access to social programs in exchange for people sharing personal information such as: usernames, passwords, etc. The same leads to criminals accessing bank accounts and even identity theft of victims.

"To carry out these false maneuvers, they used not only phone calls, but also email accounts and shipments through social networks or What's up", they announced from the official website of the Ministry of Social Development.

However, the latest case which is official department has published that creating fake pages based on the social program Improve the business. These sites mimic the National Government sites in such a way that users enter their information to obtain their benefit.

How to avoid fraud

In order to avoid fraud of this type, the Government announced: "We remember that from this Ministry We don't ask for keys or bank passwords by phone, mail or courier service. We also do not ask people to go to an ATM or direct them over the phone to do so.

On the other hand, it is important to remember that national agency websites start with "http://argentina.gob.ar."