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If a celebrity sells you easy money, it is a scam.
Spain-focused guides: fake interviews, crypto, phishing, Wallapop, doorstep gas checks, money mules. Official URLs and a volunteer inbox.
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Scams
Fake celebrity interview + crypto
Investment. An ad that looks like TV news. A politician or host 'lets a secret slip' and pushes a trad…
Pyramid / fake broker
Investment. A 'coach' calls after the ad. Fake profits on screen. To withdraw you must pay a fee.…
Email phishing
Impersonation. Mail that looks like your bank, tax office or courier. Urgency + link.…
Smishing (SMS)
Impersonation. Text about a parcel or a blocked card and a short link.…
Vishing / number spoofing
Phone. The screen shows your bank's number. They want the SMS code.…
Fake tax agency
Government. Email asking for crypto or a file in 24 hours.…
Fake police / Guardia Civil
Government. Badge, PDF, arrest threat if you don't pay.…
Fake 'Carpeta Ciudadana'
Government. A surprise payment if you log in on a lookalike site.…
Fake parcel / Correos
Delivery. €1.99 customs fee on a cloned site.…
Fake traffic fine
Government. Photo-fine with a payment link.…
Reverse Bizum
Payments. 'I already paid you' is actually a payment request. If you accept, you send money.…
Wallapop scams
Second-hand. Leave the app and you lose protection.…
Milanuncios scams
Second-hand. Cars and phones. Deposit before you see it.…
Vinted scams
Second-hand. Same rule: stay in the app.…
Fake car parts
Second-hand. Stolen photos from a real scrapyard.…
Fake rental
Housing. Landlord 'abroad' wants a deposit first.…
Fake job offer
Work. WhatsApp interview. You pay for 'software'.…
Sextortion
Blackmail. 'We filmed you' or 'police will arrest you'. Pay in crypto.…
'Mum, new number'
WhatsApp. Urgent money for a crash or a fine.…
Romance scam
Relationships. Love, then a customs fee or a surgery.…
Fake Microsoft / Apple support
Support. Pop-up or call: your PC is infected. Install AnyDesk.…
Open Wi-Fi and fake QR
Physical. Cloned café network or a sticker over the real QR.…
SIM swap
Phone. Someone clones your SIM and gets bank SMS codes.…
Fake Netflix / utility
Brands. 'Update your card'. The PDF is malware.…
Cloned shop
Shopping. Impossible price, brand-new site, wire only.…
Miracle loan
Finance. Approved at once. Pay a 'study fee' first.…
Carding
Payments. Photo of both sides 'to verify'.…
Crypto seed thieves
Crypto. 'Support' wants your 12 words.…
Influencer pitch
Social. Stories of profits and a Telegram.…
Gift-card payment
Payments. Tax office wants iTunes cards.…
Banking on public Wi-Fi
Habits. Airport / mall Wi-Fi.…
Magnetic bracelets
Health. Cure arthritis with a magnet.…
Miracle TENS pads
Health. A briefcase that 'fixes a hernia'.…
Health teleshopping
Health. Mattress, lamp, insoles that slim you.…
Penis extenders / Jes Extender
Sexual health. 3–5 cm in weeks on Instagram.…
'Natural Viagra'
Sexual health. Pills or honey that hide real drugs.…
Miracle slimming
Health. Patch on the belly, no diet.…
€49 hearing aids
Health. Hospital-price device on TV.…
Dodgy aesthetic clinic
Health. One-session lipo, clinic changes name.…
Miracle cancer cures
Serious health. Ozone, bleach, €20k clinic abroad.…
CBD / mushroom miracles
Health. Oil that replaces an antidepressant.…
Fake online pharmacy
Health. Ozempic and Xanax without a script.…
LED face masks
Health. €40 LED sold as hospital laser.…
Missed-call scam
Phone. One-second call. You ring back and pay a premium rate.…
Caller ID is fake
Phone. Screen says 'Mum' or 'your bank'. Anyone can paint that.…
'Show me the electricity bill'
Door. The bill has IBAN, tax ID, address.…
Cash only, in the street
Street. Improvised 'fine' or 'gas fee'.…
Fake gas inspection
Door. Hi-vis vest, 'Community of Madrid', pay now or we cut gas today.…
Street asking: food no, cash yes
Street. Some people are in need. Some rings refuse a sandwich and only take cash.…
Money mule
Bank. Money lands in your account; you forward it abroad for a cut. It is stolen. You look like …
'If you hang up we'll kill them'
Phone. Screams in the background. A relative is 'kidnapped'. They want Bizum now. Almost never a …
Official sites / Tools
