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He Institute for the return of stolen goods to the people (INDEP) warns in new public address ahead of the rise of fraud and scams on the internet cybercriminals who impersonate official websitesincluding the institute’s auction site.
By emphasizing, they create apocryphal sitesdocuments are forged with the supposed signature of the owner and are presented fraudulent letters and fake accounts WhatsAppwith the purpose of deceiving individuals, state and municipal authorities, educational institutions and organizations.
Thus, “an attentive appeal is addressed to the population: check web page url domainbecause cybercriminals typically use domains or web page names that are very similar to real ones (with ending .gob.mx), but with different extensions such as .info, .site and .org.mx.
Similarly, scammers copy the official websites of INDEP and impersonate government officialsas well as the name and alleged signature of the owner, by stealing confidential information, logos and photographs from the official portal of the Institute, as well as images from the portals of SEGOB, SHCP, SAT, Mexican Customs and other institutions.
They offer donations of various goods in exchange for money by deposit or bank transferwhile simultaneously pressuring individuals and public officials from various municipalities by telephone to make a payment before the deadline set by the scammers themselves and the supposed donation.
In this regard, the Institute for the Return of Stolen Property to the People discovered and reported between January and July of this year 37 fake websites and three on social networkswhere criminals pose as official sites with the sole purpose of deceiving the public. For this reason, the Institute reiterates that one should not be surprised and lose one’s assets.
For this reason, we once again remind everyone interested in participating in any of the Institute’s auctions that they must do so only via the link. auctions.indep.gob.mx and not fall for the deception of “cyber-fraudsters”, whose fraud and fake sites are becoming more and more numerous.
Given this panorama, the Institute for the Return of the Stolen People remembers that it is not sell products through social media or emailhas no intermediaries and, moreover, does not require prepayment, and the Institute’s various auctions are: hammer, closed and online, all of which are public and transparent events.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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