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There will be no new issue on Monday Sept. 19th
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The Bandits in Canillas: Hi folks, The Bandits will be playing live at Posada La Plaza, La Plaza, Canillas de Albaida this coming Friday Sept 9th. To book your table call 952553254 or 609167127.
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Hell Bunny Band: Live music this Friday 9th September at El Canuelo, Periana. We start at 9pm for our last gig of the Summer and what a lovely place to celebrate it! To reserve a table please phone: 639266013
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Eco Weekend sustainable festival- Torremolinos:
Fri 9 – Sun 11 September. At the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Cultural Centre.
The festival will be held from 11am until midnight on Friday and Saturday, and from 11am until 4pm on Sunday. Displays & demos, food trucks, children activities and more.
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El Trapiche- Noche de las Candelarias:
Saturday, September 10, beginning at 21.30 hours.
The II Encuentros de Coro de la Axarquía will take place with the participation of numerous choirs. On this occasion the following choirs will participate: Coro Peña de la Amistad from Frigiliana, Coro Romero Peña Axarquía from Vélez-Málaga, Coro Rociero La Buena Amistad from Torre del Mar and Coro Romero El Trapiche.
The party will continue at 23.30 hours with the performance of the ‘Grupo Noray’ and finally, the most awaited moment of the night will arrive with the candelarias accompanied by dances and typical candle wheel songs.
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Vélez-Málaga celebrates this weekend the 3rd Rubeltor Verbena:
Saturday 10th September, from 18.00 hours, in the esplanade in front of the indoor swimming pool. The festival will be enlivened with different activities and musical performances such as Candilejas Fusión, Blanclaflor, Baile de mayores, Grupo Flamenkeo and the stellar performance, at 23:30 hours, by ‘Los Electroduendes’.
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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
– Natural & white hallway unit/dressing table /desk
Measurements 88 x 40 x 73cms Price 110€
– Mirror. Natural & white 85 x 55cms Price 45€
– Table. Natural & yute occasional table Measurements
60 x 45 x 50cms Price 60€
contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com
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For Sale: Becken Ceramic Fan Heater. 15€
BCTH 3344, 2000W, 220-240V
Please contact Flora at 642933087 in Torre del Mar
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For Sale, 3 items:
– 4x metal and glass wall lamps €20. (Pic on request)
– Small metal framed occasional table. 50cm x 50cm x 50cm €15.
– Alba portable radio/cd player, Good working order. €20 Ono.
brianpage60@ hotmail.com (no spaces)
Tel.654 578 370 Bryan, Nerja
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For Sale: Used Laptop. VGC. Upgraded & Fully Serviced by DoctorLaptop.
– Acer Aspire 5741 with UK keyboard. Fresh Windows 10 installed.
– Includes MS Office Professional Plus 2021.
– Intel i3 @ 2.13 GHz. 15.6″ HD display. DVD. Wifi 2.4G only (no 5G), Ethernet
– Upgraded 240Gb hard drive. 3Gb ram. HDMI. 4x USB2. 1 hr battery. Cam.
Price €150. Buyer collects. Naythan, Torrox Costa
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Photo: https://www.alphr.com/acer/30961/acer-aspire-5741-review/
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For Sale: Weber BBQ, includes gas bottle, €60
Nick, Nerja, E-mail: nickalistair97@gmail.com
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For Sale: Children’s car seat. Easy to adjust. Comes with manual.
Very good condition, like new, clean, only used a few times.
25 euro o.n.o. Buyer collects.
Elly, Puente don Manuel Alcaucín.
Email: elisaespana17@gmail.com
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FREE: Kitchen. For free, take away and breakdown large kitchen partly of good quality, from Málaga, Calle Costa Rica 7
Ring Hein, Competa. Tel 0034-633525962
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Recommendations & Requests
When making a recommendation always include the phone number or website of the recommended biz, service, etc., so readers can reach them. Note: I can’t post third party email addresses.
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Rug Cleaner: Can anyone please recommend where to take a large rug for professional cleaning? Thanks, Lynn, Torrox
650 958 144 whatsapp ; lynnandseanh@yahoo.co.uk
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Home Insurance: Can anyone recommend an insurance company in the Torrox Costa area or online? I’m looking for home insurance in English and not connected to a bank. It’s for an apartment within a block, the kind you have for if water leaks in and causes damage from another apartment? Any recommendations gratefully received, please Colette, Torrox Costa.
Email: chaw dally ho @ gmail dot com
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Parking at Malaga Airport: I would like to recommend platinum parking at Malaga airport. We have been parking our car with them on a yearly contract for the last four years and it has been very successful. They also go further than just parking – they will arrange ITV testing and small repairs if needed – new battery, replacement wipers etc.
Zoe who is in the office is very efficient and responsive to emails. You can find them on https://www.carparkingatmalagaairport.es/
Rob in Canillas de Albaida. djandrjATgmailD0T com
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DoctorLaptop Alert- Update Your Routers: Several large local internet providers sent out router updates this past week. In order for the updates to install, you need to turn off your router, and if it is a 2 unit fiber router setup, then you turn off both. Wait a full minute, then turn them back on. It will take a few minutes for the update to install and the connection to reconnect. If you think your internet has slowed recently, this may help. It is common that a router update waiting to be installed slows router performance. Doing this process periodically is a good habit to get into. Router updates are usually released late evening on the first or last Sunday of the month. This weekend my normally fast 1000MB/s fiber internet connection seemed slow, so I tested it and only had 90MB/s! I restarted the router as explained, and then it tested at 980MB/s. Problem solved.
News & Articles
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COVID & MONKEYPOX
Covid & Monkeypox Andalucia- Rise in covid-19 infections and deaths slows down: {Translation} 06/09/2022 14:06
– Coronavirus infections have slowed down over the last four days in Andalusia, with 514 positive cases and 14 deaths due to the disease, according to data released on Tuesday.
– The incidence rate of the disease in people over 60 years of age per 100,000 inhabitants has fallen below 100 and stands at 91.74 on Tuesday, compared to 110.70 last Friday, according to the Ministry of Health, which reports pandemic data on Tuesdays and Fridays.
– In Andalusian hospitals there are 218 patients admitted with the disease, five less than last Friday, of which thirteen are in the ICU, three more than four days ago.
***Monkeypox***
– With regard to monkeypox, as of yesterday there are 25 fewer active cases in Andalusia than on Friday, totalling 146 (3 in Almeria, 13 in Cadiz, 9 in Cordoba, 12 in Granada, 9 in Huelva, 3 in Jaen, 38 in Malaga and 59 in Seville), 68 under investigation and 495 ruled out cases of monkeypox that have been declared to the Network of the Epidemiological Surveillance System of Andalusia (SVEA). In addition, 674 previously confirmed cases remain inactive.
– With regard to vaccines against this disease, 659 doses have been administered in the main hospitals of the community, all administered on a preventive basis (contacts or people at risk), not to infected patients. So far, 1,483 vials have been received in Andalusia.
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1072199/se-frena-la-subida-de-los-contagios-por-covid-19-y-de-los-fallecidos/
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Covid & Monkeypox Malaga- Increases the number of hospitalized with Covid with four reported dead in Malaga: {Translation} Sep 06, 2022 15:48
– The number of people hospitalised with or due to Covid has increased in recent days in the province of Malaga, where five more people have been reported than last Friday, with a total of 45 people admitted to health centres in Malaga, five of whom are in Intensive Care Units (ICU).
– In addition, according to the latest report from the Andalusian Ministry of Health, four people have died in the last four days with or from the disease, bringing the total to 2,643 since the start of the pandemic. In addition, a total of 15,783 hospital admissions have been recorded since March 2020, of which 1,180 have been admitted to the ICU.
– The number of positives detected in recent days has been 156, bringing the total since the start of the pandemic to 312,419. The number of recovered cases is 305,852, six since Friday.
– As for the vaccination process, a total of 3,532,273 doses have been administered to date in the province of Malaga. Thus, 1,446,720 people have received at least one dose, 1,416,491 have received the full course and 819,064 have received the third dose.
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– The Regional Ministry of Health has reported that as of 5 September there are 146 active cases of monkeypox in Andalusia, of which 38 are in Malaga.
– The remaining cases are three in Almeria, 13 in Cadiz, nine in Cordoba, 12 in Granada, nine in Huelva, three in Jaen and 59 in Seville.
– In addition, there are 68 under investigation and 495 ruled out cases of monkeypox that have been reported. In addition, 674 previously confirmed cases are now inactive. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/Aumenta-hospitalizados-Covid-fallecidos-Malaga_0_1717929315.html
SPAIN
Díaz obtains the support of Sánchez to intervene in the price of the shopping basket:
– Although criticism of the measure is made in private, in public the Government closes ranks regarding the idea of the vice president Yolanda Diaz to implement a maximum price for different products in the shopping basket (a proposed batch of common items considered the minimum necessary for an average consumer, exact details still under discussion). The Minister of Territorial Policy and spokesperson for the Executive, Isabel Rodríguez, highlighted in the press conference produced after the Council of Ministers that President of the Government Pedro Sánchez agrees with this initiative, which has sparked criticism from distribution employers.
– Yolanda Díaz has insisted on the need to implement this initiative. In her words, this limit would be “legal” and will take as a reference the limit that France implemented in 2011, under the mandate of Nicolás Sarkozy. “The president is fully focused on tackling inflation, the country’s main problem. We are studying measures that are legal and have had good effects in France. “It would be an agreement”, explained Díaz.
– “It goes according to the logic of this Government, which wants to reach an agreement with the distributors and consumers,” said Díaz, who, however, did not want to clarify whether the Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, knew of Sánchez intention to carry out this measure. In previous statements, Planas has questioned the implementation of maximum and minimum prices for products. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/sanchez-announces-that-the-electrical-cogeneration-of-the-industry-will-be-covered-by-the-iberian-mechanism/
For a full in-depth analysis of the proposal, in Spanish, visit: https://www.eldiario.es/economia/limite-precios-yolanda-diaz-alimentos-encuentra-oposicion-sector-division-gobierno_1_9289869.html
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Domestic staff in Spain will have the right to unemployment benefit under proposed new law: The government is expected to approve the new regulations today, Tuesday 6 September, bringing the 400,000 registered domestic workers in line with other salaried staff and making their jobs more secure. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/domestic-staff-job-security-20220905185557-nt.html
COSTA DEL SOL
Uber, Cabify and Bolt can continue to operate in Malaga and on the Costa from October, but only under certain conditions:
– Companies which hire out vehicles with drivers, such as Uber, Cabify and Bolt in Malaga and elsewhere on the Costa del Sol, will be able to continue operating from 1 October as the Junta de Andalucía is preparing to regulate the sector.
– The government in Madrid has told regional authorities that they must draw up regulations or the ride-hailing companies will only be able to operate between different municipalities and not within a town or city. For example, if that were the case, these drivers would be able to transport clients from Malaga Airport to Torremolinos, but not from the airport to the city centre. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/uber-cabify-bolt-20220906102459-nt.html
MALAGA
Pirate TV Operation Busted- Arrested for selling paid audiovisual content over the internet and via satellite from Alicante and Málaga:
– The National Police have arrested a cybercriminal in the Alicante town of Denia who illegally sold paid audiovisual content over the Internet and via satellite, and it is estimated that the economic damage created amounts to more than 210,000 euros. It had as its centre of operations the provinces of Alicante and Malaga.
– The investigators detected several channels in an instant messaging application dedicated to the illicit commercialisation of paid audiovisual content, without the necessary authorisation or permissions, and had more than 2,300 subscribers.
– The investigations revealed that the alleged perpetrator had a strong technological infrastructure that managed the websites and app to disseminate his illegal services. These pages displayed articles providing all visitors with the necessary knowledge to illegally view paid content. They also allowed users to access multimedia content illegally using mobile phones and mobile TVs with Internet access.
– As a result of the investigation, it was found that this app had reached more than 50,000 downloads.
– After analysing the pages, the agents observed that they offered the possibility of subscribing to the television channels they offered, the price of which varied depending on the duration of the package contracted and the number of devices on which the user wanted to watch them.
– It was identified that the technological infrastructure through which this crime was committed was remotely administered from the United Kingdom. The detainee has been charged with crimes against intellectual property, against television broadcasting services of a conditional nature and for defrauding electricity. Source, Spanish:
https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/Detenido-contenido-audiovisual-internet-satelite-Alicante-Malaga_0_1717928599.html
VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA
Aqualia warns that this Wednesday there may be occasional water supply cuts in Benajarafe and Valle-Niza: {Translation}
– The Vélez-Málaga Municipal Water Service company will carry out repair work on the general supply network that runs along the N-340 between 8.00 am and 5.00 pm, in order to optimise the infrastructure and guarantee the quality of the service on the west coast of the municipality.
– Aqualia, the company that manages the Municipal Water Service of Vélez-Málaga, has informed that tomorrow, Wednesday 7 September, due to the execution of various repair works on the general supply network that runs along the N-340 in the western part of the municipality, there may be occasional water supply problems in different areas of the municipality.
– The affected area will be the western coast of the municipality of Vélez-Málaga, specifically the villages of Benajarafe and Valle-Niza. The repair work will last from approximately 8.00 am to 5.00 pm.
– Aqualia advises the public to ensure that no taps are left running during the hours when the supply is suspended, in order to avoid unnecessary water loss, and to avoid using electrical appliances, such as washing machines or dishwashers, in order to avoid incidents in the internal installations during the restoration of the service. Once the service has been restored, it is recommended that the water is left to circulate for a few minutes to avoid the possible residual impurities.
– Aqualia informs that it is working to provide technical solutions to improve the municipal water networks and reminds that any queries can be made by calling Aqualia Contact’s free 24-hour breakdown hotline: 900 81 44 83. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/aqualia-avisa-que-este-miercoles-se-pueden-producir-cortes-puntuales-del-suministro-de-agua-en-benajarafe-y-valle-niza/
SEVILLE
The “worst summer in history” closes a hundred bars and restaurants in Seville: {Translation, summary}
– In the province of Seville around a hundred bars and restaurants have closed their doors for good or are in the process of transferring premises after the end of August, according to calculations by the Seville employers’ association for the hotel and catering trade. “The unemployment figures released by the INE on 1 September confirm that the economic situation for the hotel and catering industry in Seville is unsustainable,” the employers’ association stated in a press release. The figures provided by the association indicate that August has left almost 1,350 more unemployed in the province, “being the second sector that has lost the most jobs this summer”.
– All this confirms, in the opinion of the employers’ association, that “the summer of 2022 has been one of the worst for the Seville hotel and catering industry”. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/sevilla/centenar-bares-restaurantes-sevilla-cierran-puertas-tras-20220905121513-nts.html
GIBRALTAR
Gibraltar deactivates “serious incident status” of damaged tanker by extracting “most” of the fuel: {Translation, summary}
– The Council Contingency of Gibraltar has agreed to turn off the “status of a major incident” after being informed by the captain of the Port that the situation remains stable and, “given that most of the fuel has already been removed from the ship”, so that “the operation goes from the emergency phase to the recovery”. However, as indicated by the Government of Gibraltar in a note, all of the necessary resources will still be available to the captain of the Port for the operations of response and recovery that are being developed.
– We are also assured that there is no longer any fuel coming from the vessel and moving towards the west side of the Rock. The debris from the cleaning vessels returning to the port is being dealt with by a small boat specialised in these tasks, and sorbent booms have also been deployed. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/cadiz-00351/noticia-gibraltar-desactiva-estado-incidente-grave-extraer-mayor-parte-combustible-os35-20220906172339.html
UK
Truss Drafts £130 Billion Plan to Freeze UK Energy Bills:
– Incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss has drafted plans to fix annual electricity and gas bills for a typical UK household at or below the current level of £1,971 ($2,300).
– In discussions with her team and government officials in recent days, Truss has settled on a mechanism that will avert the massive increase in energy bills that is due to kick in at the start of next month under the existing pricing system, according to officials and advisers to Truss who were briefed on the plan. The policy could cost as much as £130 billion over the next 18 months, according to policy documents seen by Bloomberg.
– Energy bills in the UK were due to jump 80% from October to £3,548 a year for the average household, forcing many poorer families to choose between heating their homes and other basics. Under the plans drawn up by Truss’s team, that pricing regime will effectively be abolished and the energy regulator Ofgem will be sidelined.
– Instead, ministers will set a new unit price that households will pay for electricity and gas. A spokesman for Truss declined to comment on the specifics of the plan, while campaign officials confirmed the details were accurate. Full article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-05/truss-earmarks-130-billion-to-keep-uk-energy-bills-below-2-000
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Scotland to freeze rent and rail fares to help with cost of living crisis:
– Scotland is set to bring in emergency laws to freeze rents and help tenants weather the worsening cost of living crisis. Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister, announced the measure as she set out plans to deal with the “humanitarian emergency” caused by soaring energy bills. “We will take immediate action to protect tenants in the private and social renting sectors,” Ms Sturgeon said.
– Rail fares on ScotRail will also be frozen until at least March 2023 and the Scottish child payment will increase to £25 a week for each child from November, the first minister said. The universal provision of free school meals will also be extended to all pupils in primary six and seven. Full article: https://news.sky.com/story/scotland-to-freeze-rent-and-rail-fares-as-cost-of-living-worsens-12691305
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How far could UK house prices fall as interest rates rise?:
Higher interest rates and the threat of recession mean the outlook for UK house prices is becoming more uncertain by the day. So far, house prices have shrugged off higher borrowing rates, but a number of experts tell MoneyWeek that it’s only a matter of time before prices begin to reflect the darkening economic outlook. Full article: https://moneyweek.com/investments/property/house-prices/605297/how-far-could-uk-house-prices-fall-as-interest-rates-rise
EUROPE
EU Lays Out New Hurdles For Russian Visa Applicants: The European Commission laid out Tuesday the new hurdles facing Russian travellers seeking EU entry visas, in the latest punitive measures taken in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Ministers from EU member states agreed last week to suspend the 2007 EU-Russia visa facilitation deal, stopping short of an outright travel ban but asking Brussels to draw up new rules. On Tuesday, EU home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson revealed the proposed new regime, which is expected to win quick approval from member state capitals in the days ahead. Full article: https://www.barrons.com/news/eu-lays-out-new-hurdles-for-russian-visa-applicants-01662471009
BONEHEAD AWARD
Naked ‘Nevermind’ baby loses lawsuit against Nirvana after judge dismisses child pornography complaint:
– A federal court in California has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that the cover artwork of rock band Nirvana’s 1991 album “Nevermind” constituted child pornography. Spencer Elden, 31, who appeared naked on the album cover as a baby, sued the band over alleged “commercial child sexual exploitation.” However, his lawsuit was dismissed on Friday when a judge ruled that Elden had filed his complaint after the 10-year statute of limitations had expired.
– The cover of “Nevermind,” on which the infant Elden appeared, swimming underwater, his eyes fixed on a dollar bill, has become one of the most enduring images in rock music.
– In the original complaint, filed August 24, 2021, Elden’s attorneys said the image was pornographic and that he has suffered “lifelong damages” as a result of his involvement. Full article: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/05/entertainment/spencer-elden-nirvana-ruling-scli-intl/index.html
SPORTS
Tennis News- Nadal hints at extended break after U.S. Open exit:
– Rafa Nadal said he needed to “fix things” and was unsure about his return to competitive tennis after his bid for a men’s record-extending 23rd Grand Slam title ended in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Monday. American Frances Tiafoe, who had lost both previous meetings against the 36-year-old left-hander, stunned the second seed in front of a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium.
– “I need to fix things, life, then I don’t know when I (am) going to come back. I (am) going to try to be ready mentally. When I feel that I will be ready to compete again, I will be there.”
– Nadal, who is expecting his first child with wife Mery Perello later this year, is scheduled to turn out for Team Europe during the Sept. 23-25 Laver Cup in London alongside his great rivals Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Photo: Mike Segar. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/nadal-hints-extended-break-after-us-open-exit-2022-09-06/
TECH
Windows 12 Could Arrive in 2024, New Versions To Be Released Every 3 Years + New Win 11 Updates Soon:
– Two new releases of Windows 11 may end up right on top of one another, according to tweets from a noted Microsoft leaker known for accuracy. Microsoft is currently scheduling Windows 11 22H2 for September 20, according to Windows Central. But the first “Moment” (new term for incremental Windows system upgrades between new version releases) of Windows 11 22H2 could drop soon thereafter, in October. “Moments” were part of an adjustment to Microsoft’s roadmap that will see major feature releases scheduled for every three years, implying that Windows 12 will be due in 2024. Windows Central, which disclosed the changes, noted that the “Moments” would be added to the schedule to help fill in the gaps. Full article:
https://www.pcworld.com/article/921158/microsoft-first-windows-11-moment-october.html
Referenced Windows Central article with more Windows development cycle info: https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-moves-to-new-windows-development-cycle-with-major-release-every-three-years-feature-drops-in-between
SCAMS
The latest WhatsApp scam police are warning about: {Translation}
– Spain recorded more than 305,000 computer crimes last year in 2021. The theft of personal data on the Internet is skyrocketing, with one victim every two minutes, and the way cybercriminals act is diversifying, with WhatsApp as one of the favourite channels to try to get hold of any personal or financial data that opens the door to defraud or coerce users.
– Fake updates, malware distribution, account hijacking, false commercial promises from different brands. There are many forms of WhatsApp scams. The latest is related to identity theft, which has already caused quite a few people serious problems and threatens our family finances.
– National Police has detected “a type of scam via WhatsApp” in which “fraudsters contact women and deceive them by pretending to be their children to ask them, urgently, for money in order to deal with an immediate problem”.
***Scams of up to 3,000 euros***
– The screenshots shown by the authorities show the modus operandi of the scam. The victim receives a message from a phone number not have in his address book. The scammers claim to be one of your children, who has supposedly been forced to contract a new phone line because their usual line has been blocked (something that should make us directly suspicious).
– The scam, initiated by impersonation, goes on to construct a scenario of distress and an urgent need for money, asking the parent to come to the rescue. Such details should never be given to a person who is not willing to agree to a call first to verify that they are who they say they are, and even less so if we are dealing with the amounts shown by the police in their example. Almost 3,000 euros is what is claimed in these WhatsApp messages. Requesting info such as the IBAN of the account, the name and surname of the account holder or the card pin number through this medium is not reasonable and should always put us on alert so as not to fall into scams. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/sociedad/ultima-estafa-WhatsApp-alerta-Policia_0_1717928418.html
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