These are the techniques used by cybercriminals on the occasion of the 2021 Income tax campaign to swindle you.

We are in the middle of the Income 2021 campaign, and with it millions of citizens will have to render accounts to the Tax Agency, and with it cybercriminals have launched different campaigns to get hold of, not only the personal data of users, but also even with full control of your computer.

That is why the Internet Security Office has listed fraud that are being seen these days related to the 2021 Income campaign so that no one deceives you.

While most of the following scams are done via email, you could also end up receiving SMS or even WhatsApp messages, so be very careful.

Emails that supplant the identity of the Tax Agency in order to infect your computer

This fraud or scam is carried out through emails that include attachments such as a PDF file that the user must download and execute to be infected.

They are usually emails where they talk about a supposed tax return, or a proof of bank transfer or that some type of tax action or invoice to be paid is pending.

So be careful because the Tax Agency will never contact you by emailbut will do so through a certified letter or through a notification within the electronic headquarters.

Emails that supplant the identity of the Tax Agency in order to collect personal and bank data from users

Unlike the previous one, now they bet on the phishingthat is, websites created specifically by cybercriminals that look like the official ones, and where the user could end up entering personal or confidential data that would end up in the hands of criminals.

Among them there are excuses where the user is asked to pay a certain amount of money including a link that redirects to a false website; or an email in which the user is supposed to receive a supposed refund, and the like.

How to avoid falling into these traps

As we said, the Tax Agency will never contact you with an SMS or with an email, but will do so through its official channels or registered letter.

If you have already fallen into the trap and have entered your personal data, you should be careful that your data is not being used in different scams or fraud on the Internet, and to do this, perform a sweep of your information on Google to see what comes out .

If you have executed any type of malicious file, you should run an antivirus, or if you see that there are strange things on your computer, directly format it, so we recommend that you always make a backup of your most important files on a regular basis.