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It's a hoax, it's a case of **phishing**, a technique used by scammers to try to gain access to your personal data. Full text of the hoax: > \"The Government of Spain, together with Cáritas, announced the investment of 800 > million euros for Food Cards. Total of 603,200 deliveries > domiciliaries.403,300 in the ZONAShare this information.Request your > card now! ?? ## It is not an official Cáritas page The website where you can supposedly request your food card ( is not an official Cáritas page ( The page uses the visual identity of Cáritas to look real, but it's not. ![\\"\\"](\\" ## A phishing attempt to keep your data On this website they first ask you to enter your full name and the city in the one you live Thus, supposedly you will get one of the more than 800,000 grants available to feed your family. ![\\"\\"](\\" Afterwards, they direct you to another website where they tell you they have "help" available social\" in your locality, but to access them you have to spread the link through WhatsApp with \"5 family members or 5 friends\". Supposedly, Once you have shared it, they will give you "a coupon for your nearest supermarket." nearby\". Be careful, because this is how they intend to keep your data and your those of your contacts. * ![\\"\\"](\\" * ![\\"\\"](\\" Furthermore, during the COVID-19 pandemic we have denied other advertising campaigns. phishing that used supposed bonuses or food cards as a hook. We already explained to you that Cáritas was not giving away 1,000 euro coupons with due to the global crisis due to the coronavirus. From Cáritas they told us that It was a \"fraud\" that they had \"reported to the Police\" and alerted of this through a statement published on its website. We have also told that the chain that offers false food vouchers of €250 for the coronavirus is phishing. ## Tips to avoid being a victim of phishing 1. Take a good look at the email address. If you receive a message, pay attention to the email address that sent it to you, specifically what comes after the \"@\". If you notice something strange, delete the email. 2. Look at the address of the website to which it redirects you. Normally these types of notifications come with a link in which they ask you to enter your data. If the url of this web page is not that of the company it is impersonating or is a mixture of letters, numbers and the name of that company, do not enter your information. To do this, look closely at what appears before the last point, that is the real domain of the website. 3. If an institution is supposedly contacting you, but it is not addressed to you, be suspicious. 4. Contrast with sources before giving your data. These messages convey urgency so that you don't have time to react. Remember that you can ask the company itself, the Police or the Civil Guard or us through our WhatsApp service. If they send you a suspicious message like this remember that you can contact the Internet User Security Office (OSI) of the National Institute of Cybersecurity (INCIBE) or you can also use their help line at cybersecurity. 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The Government of Spain together with Cáritas announced the investment of 800 million euros for Food Cards