Have you received a message like this? It looks real, but it isn't: "One click can empty your bank account."

In a world where cell phones are practically an extension of our bodies, it's vitally important to protect them from scammers, who take advantage of some people's lack of technological knowledge to try to deceive them.

They do this by sending a message seeking a quick and immediate response so that the victim doesn't have time to think and reason about what they've just been sent. In fact, the proliferation of this type of crime is such that the National Police have been forced to publish a video on their social media warning the Spanish public.

And "one click can empty your bank account ," they warn, while asking you to ignore the following message if you receive it in your inbox:

With this text, they want to make people believe that a family member is incommunicado, which is not true. We should never click on links of dubious origin, like the one presented in this message, as doing so could result in our bank account being emptied, as the National Police explains.

Furthermore, if we look closely , we see that it has several spelling mistakes , since several accents are missing in words like "telephone", "number" or "through", something that usually gives away scammers.

Prevention is vital in a world where cyber fraudsters are proliferating. In fact, "one in five crimes is committed online," warns the National Police. In recent years, we've seen fraudsters increasingly using more sophisticated and difficult-to-detect techniques, which is why it's so important to be cautious when receiving a message of this type, even more so if they're asking for money directly.

Every precaution is inadequate when faced with criminals operating online with impunity. Anyone can be a victim, especially those who rely heavily on technology or those unfamiliar with it, such as older adults, who should be especially careful with this type of message.