ALERT with new scam! Banco de la Nación reports ‘Phishing’ modality: how to identify it?

The Banco de la Nación has detected a new type of fraud that uses its name to deceive its clients. Through a statement, the banking entity warns its users about this threat and asks them to take measures to protect themselves. Scammers pose as representatives of the banking entity to contact users through private messages through the well-known application WhatsApp.

In this type of scam, they ask for sensitive personal information, such as bank details or passwords, under the pretext of performing actions such as verifying your identitysolve problems with your accounts or even the opportunity to earn money. The entity emphasizes that it never requests personal information from its clients through this application. Therefore, if you receive such a message, it is most likely a fraud attempt.

What is the scam?

The Banco de la Nación alerts its clients about a new type of fraud that is being carried out through the WhatsApp application, malicious individuals pose as representatives of the banking entity to obtain sensitive personal information from users.

Scammers send private messages to WhatsApp users, pretending to be employees of the bank. In these messages, they ask for personal information such as ID number, bank account number and other confidential information.

These messages arrive indicating that they are part of the Banco de la Nación and request these personal data from users in order to earn them a supposed mini-business bonus. If they refuse or make other types of queries, users will try to persuade users by pointing out that if they do not provide the data, these users will lose the opportunity to win.

How to avoid ‘phishing’ according to the Banco de la Nación?

The entity shares details to take into account and avoid ‘phishing’.

• Banco de la Nación never requests confidential information through telephone calls and not through any other means such as SMS, email, etc. This includes WhatsApp messages.
• Never share personal informationbalances, keys of your physical token or the codes you receive by SMS messages (short message service) under any circumstances.
• If you receive these types of communications, Report it to the email: antiphishing@bn.com.pe

What is “phishing”?

Phishing is a type of cybercrime in which scammers try to trick you into giving them your personal information. Typically, they do this by sending emails or text messages that appear to come from a legitimate source, such as your bank, credit card company, or a social network.

These messages often create a sense of urgency or importance to pressure you to click a link or respond with your personal details. These links can take you to fake, real-looking websites designed to steal your information when you enter it.

While it is true that phishing has become increasingly common in the instant messaging application WhatsApp, It is important to note that this type of fraud is not limited to this platform. In fact, Phishing can occur through various digital channels.