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A new scam involving payment of telephone bill from Living is happening among consumers. It is an attempt at embezzlement in which criminals execute a SMS scam and impersonate the company to offer a discount on the customer's invoice, but only after the customer makes a Pix. 2r535v
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This week, consumers went to Twitter to show and clarify the coup that is happening to several people. At first, the customer receives an SMS with the traditional structure of Vivo — the “Vivo Inform” — but with a different detail at the end of the message: the needs to make a payment via Pix in the amount of R$35,90 until a specific date to secure a bonus, which is not explained at any time.
When accessing the CNPJ described in the SMS, customers discovered that, in fact, a citizen named Alexssander Goncalves dos Santos, in the city of Nilópolis, in Rio de Janeiro, was known as Vivo. Other cases were identified with another CNPJ, this time under the name of Carlos Henrique Macedo Lopes. In some posts on Twitter, the Living positioned itself and informed that the company does not send promotions with discount on invoice by SMS and does not accept payments via Pix.
The scam also includes fake sweepstakes. In a message received by another , the SMS offered 100GB bonus on the internet after payment via Pix of BRL 9,99. And, by the way, the message had been sent to 6h50 in the morning, before business hours.
The big confusion surrounding this new scam is that the SMS message actually looks like a Vivo original. Even the sender number is five digits long. (24708), which is common in telephone companies. However, it is necessary to be aware of any action regarding indirect payments offered by the alleged organizations.
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Obviously, this is not the first time that such scams have been applied. However, almost the same prevention recommendations also apply to this case. As a customer of Vivo or any other telephone company, you must:
- Do not carry out any transfers via Pix in any way
The telephone companies reiterate and so do we: official messages are saved with the code provided for the payment of invoices by bank slip, no telephone or internet bill is paid via Pix.
- Pay attention to text messages on your cell phone
Many people end up falling for scams due to lack of attention or incorrect reading of SMS information. When you receive one, take a close look at what it is about. If you have not requested an invoice code for your number, please do not pay unknown amounts.
- Be wary of unreal promotions
Many scams happen under the guise of special promotions for your plan purchased from the telephone company. As Vivo warned, there is no disclosure of these promotions in text messages about the invoice. You should disregard any doubtful messages.
- Be aware of your invoices as well as due dates
Be aware of your internet and telephone service charges. In this way, you will be much more secure in your s and will not accept false discounts on invoices, especially if dates are presented that are different from those agreed upon at the time of purchase with the company.
The new modality of the Pix scam and the discount on Vivo's telephone bill ended up reaching some unsuspecting consumers. In this case, it is always good to be aware of your data and its digital movement, especially when it comes to online payments.
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