Carmenza Gómez and Consuelo Luzardo, known for their successful careers in the world of television Colombian, shared that they stole millions through a scam by a text message that supposedly came from a famous streaming company.
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Gómez shared a screenshot of the scam with his followers and warned his followers not to fall for this type of scam. Consuelo Luzardoin the comments of the publication, said that the same thing had happened to him.
“Today I publish this on the wall of happiness and lamentations, first to vent, and second as a warning to avoid this bitter pill for possible victims,” the actress began. Carmenza Gomezknown for acting in productions such as ‘The Last Happy Marriage’.
And he added: “The sensation of feeling like you are in an armed robbery, of helplessness and stupidity is tremendous; “There is always a new type of fraud and I fell into this one.”
The actress said that she opened the link they sent her to renew her “Netflix subscription” and update the credit card”. Thus, the thieves stole more than five million Colombian pesos from him.
The bank called her to find out if she authorized the transaction for that amount, the response was negative. However, the damage had already been done.
“For now the card is blocked and tomorrow it’s time to fill out forms, do report fraud and wait for the money to be reimbursed“, the actress pointed out angrily.
And he added: “What a tool to have for survival, to stay up to date on all forms of fraud and still know that they are always ahead of you.”
Text message shared by Carmenza Gomez
Photo:Instagram screenshot
The same thing happened to Consuelo Luzardo
After the publication of Carmenza Gómez, which had thousands of comments expressing empathy with what had happened, Consuelo Luzardo, known for programs such as ‘Lola Calamidades’ and ‘La nieta chosen’, also pointed out that the same thing had happened to him.
“I believed them and filled out the information,” the actress said in her comment. Later, she noted that the scammers carried out “3 purchases each for a thousand or so euros”.
The message says: “Netflix could not process your membership payment. This may be due to several reasons: the payment method is not valid (LINK).”
Consuelo Luzardo commented on Carmenza Gómez’s publication
Photo:Instagram screenshot
What to do when faced with this type of messages?
If you receive this message, It is advisable to delete it from your inbox and you can also report it on networks so that fewer victims lose their money because of this.
It is likely that if you click on the link you run the risk of infecting your device.
So-called malware, computer viruses, spyware or ransomware are used by cybercriminals to change passwords, access important information and steal money from banking applications.
Addresses that do not come from a known or legitimate domain and emails in other languages and with spelling or graphics errors are one of the great threats that you can identify.
So-called malware, computer viruses, spyware or ransomware are used by cybercriminals.
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- Do not open links that arrive in text messages
- Do not give personal information
- Avoid downloading documents or files with unknown and suspicious extensions.
GERALDINE BAJONERO VÁSQUEZ
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