The Civil Guard has warned of the existence of a scam in which lifeguard work is offered in Lanzarote.
As explained by the Benemérita, this scam is being carried out through a two-page letter, sent in an envelope without postage, in which lifeguard work is offered with a high remuneration, in exchange for taking a course that the victim must pay for. The letter, dated from Tenerife, includes personal data and names the recipient as "Temporary Civil Authority."
In the alleged legal article to which they refer, the functions to be carried out by the victim are reported, indicating as a hook a temporary job with a high remuneration in exchange for taking a 50-hour course. At this point is where, according to the Civil Guard, the end of the organization could be, which will then contact the victim again and request some amount of money to be able to take the course that enables them.
In addition, the Territorial Team of the Judicial Police of Tías has investigated the alleged company whose logo appears in the heading and no company, organization or state or regional plan appears with that criterion.
Recommendations
Therefore, in order to alert potential victims of this scam detected by the ETPJ of Tías, the Civil Guard wanted to publicize its procedure. "This scam consists of offering you a job, upon payment, with very good salary conditions that are not real, since the job will not even exist," insist from the Benmérita, from where they provide some basic recommendations to avoid possible scams.
Specifically, the Civil Guard recommends destroying receipts, vouchers or bank statements from old credit cards and accounts, and not revealing personal information by phone, mail or Internet, unless you have initiated the contact and are sure of who your recipient is.
Similarly, you are asked to distrust sweepstakes, raffles and gifts. "Do not respond to offers that you do not understand. Bargains do not exist, and neither do businesses that can enrich you quickly without risks," it is pointed out from the Benmérita.
It is also recommended to use at least two email addresses, one to contact acquaintances and a second address to use in the forms of those pages that request an e-mail to access their content.
If you have been the victim of a crime, you are asked to pay attention to all the details that may help identify the scammer and call the Civil Guard or the Police as soon as possible, trying to give them as much information as possible regarding the event.