Be careful and don’t be a victim of ‘phishing’, the modality that is most seen in our country

The head of the Cybercrime Division of the Judicial Investigation Directorate (DIJ), Wladimir Rodríguez, addressed this type of crime, indicating that this form of fraud is known as “phishing” and consists of cybercriminals sending emails to the victims, posing as banking entities in order to obtain their financial credentials, and be able to extract the money they keep in their bank accounts.

He stressed that this is the modality that is most seen in Panama and has two variants: by text messages or on some occasions, it is through telephone calls.

Rodríguez recommended that citizens not share their personal data with unknown people, do not give details about their account passwords. In turn, he indicated that they can file the corresponding complaints.

He stated that they work together with the Government Innovation Authority (AIG), who track the servers where these web pages containing the information of the victims are hosted. “We have managed to locate some servers that provide the service to these cybercriminals and we are making international contacts to be able to request the information of the people who are renting these spaces,” she remarked.