A PHISHING scam involving emails purporting to be from Banco Santander has been uncovered, although as yet no victims have come forward.
The National Institute of Cyber-Security (INCIBE), based in the centre-northern city of León, says messages asking the recipient to click on a link to their internet banking site were being sent to clients, aimed at gaining fraudulent access to their accounts and then transferring money out of them.
But with phishing scams having been commonplace for the last 12 years or so, most internet users realise they would never receive an email from their banks telling them to click on a link – only to log in separately after opening another window.
To this end, INCIBE is not aware of any victims and has not been informed by Banco Santander of any cash being taken out of customers' accounts by online con-artists.
