Chinanews.com, November 9th. According to the WeChat official account of the Chinese Embassy in Spain, a few days ago, the embassy and consulate in Spain received a report from a number of students studying in Spain that they had received a text message from "Santander Bank" to contact the account. , After the parties clicked on the "bank link" provided by the text message and performed online banking operations, the account funds were transferred out by others, causing large losses.

All parties have called the police and contacted the bank for processing.

Tips from the Embassy in Spain:

Screenshot of the WeChat Official Account of the Chinese Embassy in Spain

　　1. Fraudulent groups often send text messages and emails under the names of banks, tax bureaus, water and electricity companies, express companies, etc., and provide links that look like official websites to trick the parties into entering bank account information and passwords on the fake website, and then log in to the party’s account to steal Withdraw funds.

　　2. International students and overseas Chinese living in West China are requested to be highly vigilant about text messages, emails, and website links sent by others in various dating software. Do not click on related links at will, do not download files at will to prevent viruses from being implanted, and do not trust related websites to avoid bank accounts. Information leakage.

If you really need to operate online, especially online banking, you should actively search for and log in to the official website of the relevant institution, or take the initiative to search and call the official phone for verification.

　　3. If overseas students and overseas Chinese in the West have been deceived, please contact the bank immediately to freeze their accounts, and report to the police in the West immediately.

　　4. Main contact information:

　　Spanish police call: 091 or 062

　　Consular insurance assistance phone number of the embassy in Spain: 0034-699089086 (please do not call for non-insured services)

　　Consular Insurance Assistance Telephone Number of the Consulate General in Barcelona: 0034-932125622 (Please do not call for non-insured services)

　　The Global Emergency Call Center for Consular Protection and Services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tel: 0086-10-12308 or 0086-10-59913991