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He could hide a scam with heavy consequences

It is a scam that ready to smile but spreads in Gironde. For several days, inhabitants of the town of Podensac (Gironde) have been the subject of attempts to contact by SMS deemed concern. At least four peopleincluding a gendarme, pointed out to have received an identical message, sent from an unknown number, containing the following sentence: “Hello are you at home”. An apparently harmless message, but whose intentions could be much more malicious.

A disturbing method to target empty domiciles

According to the Gironde gendarmerie, this attempt to make contact could be used by malicious individuals in order to Check the presence or not of the occupants of a domicilein order to facilitate a break -in in the absence of residents.

“These messages may seem harmless, but they are often used to identify momentarily unoccupied accommodation. It is imperative not to answer it Alert the police.

Call for digital prudence

Faced with the multiplication of this type of stratagems, it is necessary to adopt very much caution :

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  • Do not respond in any case to messages from unknown numbers.
  • Do not share No personal data(address, timetable, family situation, etc.) by SMS or via messaging applications.
  • If in doubt, report the message to the authorities or via official platforms (such as Pharos).

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