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The National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE) has warned through its Internet User Security Office of a new massive fraud campaign launched in our country that takes advantage of the widespread habit of Spaniards to

buy online

.

According to the public body, several SMS campaigns have been identified supplanting parcel services.

These messages state that a package has been found for the recipient and that it

is supposedly pending delivery

to the user since August.

However, such a package does not exist.

The goal is to trick users into clicking on the link that accompanies the message.

After

clicking

, they are redirected to a

malicious page

from which they are prompted to download a rogue application.

The threat, classified as of medium importance by the body, nevertheless has some elements that invite the user to distrust.

For example, the different forms of the

fraudulent message

alternate words written in uppercase with others in lowercase and with misspellings.

A campaign that, according to Incibe warn, can be "

extended through other means

, such as emails or instant messaging."

What to do if you have received one of these SMS?

Those who have been victims of this scam (that you have received

an SMS of these characteristics

and you have downloaded the malicious application) quite possibly have their mobile phones infected with

Malware

.

In these cases, INCIBE recommends removing the application and scanning it with an updated antivirus.

Likewise, they also explain that

you must "inform your contacts about this attack

, since the

malware will

use the contacts in your phonebook to send fraudulent SMS and be able to capture more victims."

If you have installed the malicious application file (with .apk extension), you may not be able to

uninstall the application

or delete the downloaded .apk file.

In that case, it is recommended that users restore their mobile phone to factory settings for greater security.

On the contrary, those who have received the SMS but have not downloaded the malicious application, simply must

delete the message from their inbox

so as not to install it by mistake.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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