{"id":35291,"date":"2021-10-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aebanca.es\/compromiso\/ciberconsejos\/vishing-the-dangerous-call\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:23:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:23:01","slug":"vishing-the-dangerous-call","status":"publish","type":"ciberconsejos","link":"https:\/\/aebanca.es\/en\/compromiso\/ciberconsejos\/vishing-the-dangerous-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Vishing, the dangerous call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How to recognize vishing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You receive a phone call from a cybercriminal impersonating your electricity company or another service provider. They make you an offer. <\/li>\n<li>You accept the offer and the cybercriminal requests personal and financial information to confirm your order.<\/li>\n<li>The cybercriminal can then access your bank account and attempt to carry out a fraudulent transaction.<\/li>\n<li>They ask you to confirm the details through an SMS sent to your phone while the scam is being carried out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Protect yourself against vishing!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be wary of unexpected calls claiming to be from your service provider.<\/li>\n<li>If you are asked for personal or financial information over the phone, end the call and contact the company&#8217;s customer service directly.<\/li>\n<li>Report the incident to the police and the official service provider.<\/li>\n<li>Block fraudulent phone numbers so they cannot call you back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Download the infographic <a href=\"https:\/\/s2.aebanca.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/epscenario3infographices.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You receive a phone call from a cybercriminal impersonating your electricity company or another service provider. 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