His code "Hi Mum" .. A serious fraud that is difficult to detect through WhatsApp!

The Spanish and Australian police have warned, via social networks, of a new scam in which a group of cybercriminals intends to get your money within minutes without raising any kind of suspicion through "Hi Mum", where an unknown number calls you via WhatsApp pretending to be Your son or daughter.

After performing a social engineering exercise, and finding out whether or not the victim had offspring, those responsible for this attack would write to him as if they were his children from a new phone number: “Mom!

My mobile has broken, this is my new number.”

After explaining that his phone number is no longer working as a result of an alleged ban, the cybercriminal pretending to be the victim's son will request a favor from his mother or father: "I have something too.. are you busy?"

are you busy?".

Even though you ask him to contact you, he will ignore it to avoid detection.

Instead, he will decide to continue his strategy with the goal of stealing large sums of money from you without arousing suspicion: “I have to pay something and I don't have the card in my hand.

Can you transfer me while I pay?”

If you decide to help your son or daughter, the person responsible for the fraud will send you the details of the account to which you need to make the deposit.

As the National Institute on Cyber ​​Security (Incibe) explains, each time this happens the message and numbers can vary in order to reach more people.

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