The Secretary-General of the Department of Consumer Assistance (DACO), Edan Rivera Rodríguez, has alerted the public to the fact that staffs are prevented from telephoning by unscrupulous persons who pass by bank lending institutions.
“We are talking about a person who was relayed by phone. In the wake of a telephone call, a man was hit by an employee of the Electricity Authority and arranged to reduce the electricity service due to payment. The consumer has provided the credit card and was paid for it at $ 20 million. Ate a panorama asi, the people confuse and caen in the footsteps of the staffs ”, said Rivera Rodríguez in written statements.
The employee recommends to consumers a similar situation in which solicit personal information by phone to call the caller and that the consumer consume which generates the phone caller to the official number of the agency or company. I would like to recommend not answering or sharing personal data while working on an e-mail to avoid fraud or identity theft.
The recommendation:
Mention of another case publicly reviewed on the basis of a woman’s relay on the application of ath mobile. The employee solicits by phone that validates the code to restore the account that allows him to access it and withdraw 2,000 dollars.
For more information on how to prevent staff from accessing the pages of the Federal Trade Commission (ftc.gov) and the Office for the Consumer Financial Protection (consumer finance.gov).