National Police Agents Las Palmas de Gran Canaria learned of a scam on their employment website where jobs were offered by impersonating someone else. official body SEPE (Civil Service Government Employment).
SEPE representative’s complaint Palm related to Gran CanaryHe reported to the National Police that several people had come to their office to show off a fake job offer announcement.
Thanks to the evidence provided by several victims from the same agency, it was possible to confirm that the advertisements in question on job portals replaced the official agency. Upon entering the link, a document with official abbreviations and logos of SEPE was downloaded and requested here as an identity document. DNI or NIE, bank account number and photo.
Up to 1,500 people may have reached this link and submitted their personal data. The National Police launched an investigation to clarify the facts and identify all possible victims.
If you are one of these victimsgo to the nearest National Police Station and file a complaint, if possible presenting all the evidence you have.
Safety advice
- A government agency will never ask us for personal data such as bank account numbers via web links, as we should suspect that we are dealing with a scam.
- SEPE’s official emails end with @sepe.es, so any email account with a different ending should be suspected, as these could certainly be fake accounts.
- We never access the links they send us as they may lead to fake web pages or facilitate access to our personal data.
- When in doubt, contact the government agency before giving your personal data.