Cybercrimes, such as identity theft on WhatsApp and Telegram , are a common problem in Spain. According to data from the Ministry of the Interior, in 2022 alone , 374,737 incidents of this type were recorded in our country, of which 90% were computer fraud .
So, as a Digital Marketing Agency , at MarketiNet we want to help you prevent these scams and give you some tips to help you detect any fraudulent attempt to impersonate our identity.
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Beware! Scam attempts impersonating MarketiNet
In recent weeks, at MarketiNet we have been concerned taiwan cell phone number about some attempts to impersonate our company . In these attempts, cybercriminals have used our name to contact third parties and try to scam them with different excuses. In fact, their "modus operandi" has consisted of creating WhatsApp or Telegram groups in our name, and then offering their members the opportunity to earn a lot of money in exchange for " likes" , subscriptions to websites or views of videos on YouTube.
In short, we are talking about identity theft crimes . So, once we heard about them, we fought them through all the means at our disposal:
Filing the corresponding complaints with the National Police and INCIBE .
Offering information and advice to businesses and individuals affected by these Telegram and WhatsApp scam attempts .
Taking steps to prevent these situations in the future and prevent crimes seeking to impersonate MarketiNet from achieving their objectives.
MarketiNet's response to identity theft
At MarketiNet we want to make it clear to you that:
«We will never contact you by any means other than telephone or email . And through these, we will only do so to answer your questions, never to offer you our services or to propose job offers . Therefore, be wary of all those messages that, in our name, offer you to earn money by doing tasks such as: giving “likes”, following accounts, completing subscriptions, making ratings, etc. If you receive them, be suspicious and let us know so that we can report them , because no company will ever ask you for something like that and these messages constitute a fraudulent practice .»