New barrage of scams in Sardinia to the detriment of current account holders : after the customers of the Bper, this time it is the account holders of Intesa Sanpaolo who are paying the costs of the cyber-criminals who risk having their bank accounts emptied. The complaint comes from Adiconsum Sardegna , which reports that reports of scams perpetrated through text messages and messages arriving on users' mobile phones are multiplying on the island.
These are cases of "smishing" , a form of phishing which uses cell phones as a platform for attack by scammers: consumers receive a text message on their cell phone that appears to come from their bank, asking for financial information such as account or credit card. Anyone who falls into the trap gives up their data and has money stolen from their current account.
"And this is exactly what is happening in Sardinia to many Intesa Sanpaolo current account holders, who believed it was their bank asking for data via text message and saw thousands of euros deducted from their accounts," explained the president of the association. Giorgio Vargiu -. For this reason we have decided to present a complaint to the Antitrust and Privacy Guarantor to investigate the matter ».
(Unioneonline/F)
