Scam email with the Revenue Agency logo: how not to fall for it – Planetcellulare.it
A scam email with the illicitly used logo of the Revenue Agency has been circulating for several weeks: how to avoid phishing
L’Revenue Agency it has also been monitoring phishing cases for some time. This term refers to scams against citizens, which can arrive either via email or via SMS on smartphones. Today we will dedicate ourselves to email scams, with scammers who have invented sophisticated methods to deceive their victims and looking at an audience of all ages (not just the elderly).
The new Revenue Agency scam: the phenomenon
For some time now, we have increasingly come into contact with events related to scams and with scammers who illicitly used the Revenue Agency logo. Lately users have been reporting thearrival of suspicious emails, where thieves send a message and where they are mentioned inside. An elaborate way to make us fall into their trap, considering how the layout of the digital message is also very well taken care of and can easily deceive people.
How email scams work
The scammers, with a message often written in very detailed and technical Italian, they invite us to click on a site. This is the hook to fall into their trap, since it will take us to a portal created by them: here too, the site resembles that of the Revenue Agency. Once you click on the page, the same site will provide you with a password, which you will then have to use within the same link.
This digital key will open another page, which in one move will open you will cause various damages to your sensitive data. First of all, they will enter the data on your computer or smartphone through an act of hacking, looking above all at the details of your credit or other prepaid cards. For those who enter the page, they will deliver that same sensitive data within the link: a move that will deceive you in any case.
How to protect yourself in these cases: the method
Let’s start with some certainties, so as not to be deceived by these methods: lThe Revenue Agency never contacts via email in this type of situation. If necessary, you will be contacted by registered mail at an office near your neighborhood, where you will then interface with the consultant. At most you could receive a certified email, but alternative methods are not recognized (not even for SMS or WhatsApp).
To be sure that the email is not truthful, before opening the link, be careful: call the Revenue Agency offices. Just as in the many cases of scams with the Poste Italiane logo (used illicitly), here too they will be able to tell you that it is a scam and you must trash the ambiguous message.
