The big trend in scam is to imitate an institutional or financial internet platform. Two types of maneuvers are possible. First there are the mirror sites, which have no other purpose than to recover your bank details. The banks' pages are notably copied to trap customers. Have you received an email supposedly from your agency? Instead of using the message link, go through a search engine to avoid this pitfall and remain vigilant.
Another popular manipulation: false administrative sites. Digitization requires, a good number of steps are now being taken on the Internet, from the request for a birth certificate extract to that of a registration card. While these operations are generally free, some platforms monetized their help and are sometimes scams. Always consult the official Service-public.fr website which refers to real administrative portals. Their address must end with ". gouv.fr "or by". Fr ".
False free energy balances
One of the areas with the highest number of abusive practices is the thermal renovation of buildings. Last tip found: propose an energy balance or a survey on the energy-consuming habitat on the pretext that they would have become mandatory and take the opportunity to sign a "good for work" in the process.
Remember that in this area, only the diagnosis of energy performance is required by law. And again, it is only in case of sale or rental of the accommodation.
Rogue customers
If consumers are fooled by so-called professionals who turn out to be scammers, the opposite is also true. The Fraud Prevention Services (DGCCRF) have warned companies against numerous scams related to the delivery of goods.
In this case, it is a pseudo-client who places a very large order supposed to be paid within forty days of receipt. Except that once the products have been delivered, the invoice is never paid. To succeed, the criminals usurp the identity of a French or foreign distributor or transporter and provide all the necessary documents such as a K-bis extract and a bank account number. The advice: before accepting an order, check that the data provided are identical to the official website of the company (email, telephone, etc.) referenced on the Internet.
50 euros to steal a car
If the digital gives rise to elaborate scams, the old-fashioned techniques still work. Some car thieves, for example, prefer cunning to violence. To encourage you to leave the passenger compartment, these criminals place a 50-euro note on the windshield.
Except that when you go out to recover this money fallen from the sky, the delinquent watching your reaction rushes into the car and leaves you on the sidewalk. The national police recently urged motorists to be vigilant in the face of reports of several such cases.
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