The Ministry of Health of Río Negro reported that they registered a new type of scam that involves them. They assure that unknown people impersonate the entity and seek to deceive users. They request not to provide personal data.
According to what was reported by the Rio Negro ministry, the new type of scam They do it through a phone call and WhatsApp with a photo and logo of the Ministry of Health of the Nation.. Scammers communicate with random people and indicates the existence of a scheduled appointment to receive the dengue vaccine posing as health personnel.
After establishing the first communication, The next thing they do is request personal data from users in order to hack the victims’ accounts. Due to this, the health organization asked the population “failure to provide data, dismiss and report”, and they added that the complaint must be made by calling the telephone line 134 provided by the Nation for these cases.
“Due to the high numbers of people sick with dengue that are registered nationwide, those contacted trust that the message received is real,” they indicated in the statement and also pointed out that from the Nation “Calls are never made to grant vaccination appointments.”
On the other hand, they explained that in Argentina, dengue vaccine It has been available since November only in the private sector (vaccination centers and pharmacies) and “It is not offered by the National State nor is it included in the mandatory vaccination schedule.”
2024-04-08 21:57:42
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