Overview
- The Social Security ministry confirms the touted €200 monthly payment is bogus and stresses that genuine benefits are not offered through unsolicited calls.
- Scammers spoof trusted caller IDs, solicit card details, then have victims read or enter six‑digit SMS codes that authorize purchases or transfers.
- INCIBE classifies the scam as vishing and reports new alerts to its 017 helpline, advising citizens to check any benefits solely via the Sede Electrónica.
- Spain’s National Police highlights refined spoofing that captures keystrokes by instructing victims to type banking PINs or verification codes sent by SMS.
- In Argentina’s Tucumán province, the cybercrime unit logs about 25 virtual‑fraud complaints a day and notes a rise in video‑call schemes and urgency‑driven phishing, with many cases left unreported.