Be very careful with the sms of the number 603828305

Since last week dozens of users have been reporting on Twitter and other social networks the receipt of an SMS through the number 603828305. As described by some affections, the SMS comes to warn that our bank account has been blocked for security reasons. To unblock access, the message invites you to click on the link attached in the body of it. What is really hiding behind these text messages? Are they fake or are they a real warning? We see it.

I have received an SMS from 603828305, who is it?

"The message says that my Santander bank account has been blocked", "I have called my bank and they assure me that my account has not been blocked", "They say they have blocked my Santander bank account, but I have no contract with them ”… These various testimonies from real people that we have been able to find on the Internet in relation to the number 603 82 83 05. But are they really true?

Affirmative. It is a scam attempt based on the famous method known as phishing . Roughly speaking, this method tries to obtain user data by simulating the web portal of the organization it is trying to impersonate. From tuexperto.com we can confirm that it is a full- blown fake SMS. Their only intention is to obtain our bank details to make purchases and transfers without our consent.

How to block SMS from 603 82 83 05

The most effective way to block SMS from this number is to use the iOS and Android options. Through the Messages application we will access the SMS in question. Now we just have to click on the three points in the upper bar and select the Block number option, as can be seen in the image below.

Another recommendation that we launch from tuexperto.com is to create an exclusion list with numbers similar to 603 828 305 to block any fraud attempt through fraudulent SMS. A list like the one we will leave you below.

• 603828301
• 603828302
• 603828303
• 603828304
• 603828305 (original number)
• 603828306
• 603828307
• 603828308
• 603828309

What happens if we have entered the bank details on the web?

If we have entered our bank details on the linked website through the fake SMS, we will have to immediately contact our bank through the telephone assistance service to inform them of this. By way of prevention, the bank could even block our accounts to prevent any unauthorized operations.

We leave you below with several numbers of the banks affected by this type of SMS:

• Banco Santander customer service number: 915 123 123 (national rate).
• Bankia customer service number: 916 02 46 80 (national rate).
• Banco Sabadell customer service number: 935 20 29 10 (national rate).
• BBVA customer service number: 912 24 94 26 (national rate).

Most of these services offer care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Once we have acknowledged our problem, it is most likely that the operator will require different personal information to verify that, indeed, we are the legal owners of the reported bank account. Personal information such as our identity document, the security and access codes of the applications, the postal address…