Spanish · Estafa / fraude
You receive an SMS with a link from "the post office": what to say in Spanish
You receive an SMS with a link from the "post".
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How it's done. Scam SMS (phishing) imitate the post, a bank or the tax office and ask you to follow a link and enter details; do not click, delete and report to the police if needed.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Me ha llegado un mensaje de Correos con un enlace. ¿Es verdad?
Meh uh yeh-GAH-doh oon mayn-SAH-kheh deh Kor-REH-os kohn oon ayn-LAH-seh. Es behr-DAHD?
I got a message from Correos with a link. Is it true?
THEY SAY
Casi seguro que es una estafa. No pulse el enlace.KAH-see seh-GOO-roh keh es OO-nuh es-TAH-fuh. Noh POOL-seh el ayn-LAH-seh.
Almost certainly it's a scam. Don't click the link.
They might also say:
Parece una estafa. No haga clic y bórrelo.
Puh-REH-seh OO-nuh es-TAH-fuh. Noh AH-guh kleek ee BOR-reh-loh.
It looks like a scam. Don't click and delete it.
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YOU REPLY
¿Y si ya he puesto mis datos?
Ee see yah eh poo-ES-toh mees DAH-tos?
And if I've already entered my details?
THEY SAY
Llame a su banco enseguida y bloquee la tarjeta.YAH-meh uh soo BAHN-koh ayn-seh-GEE-duh ee bloh-KEH-eh lah tuhr-KHEH-tuh.
Call your bank at once and block the card.
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YOU FINISH
Lo hago ahora mismo. Gracias.
Loh AH-goh uh-OH-ruh MEEZ-moh. GRAH-syuhs.
I'll do it right now. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. Y cambie las contraseñas.Deh NAH-duh. Ee KAHM-byeh lahs kohn-truh-SEH-nyuhs.
You're welcome. And change your passwords.
Words worth knowing
ha
uh
verb
has (auxiliary)
llegado
yeh-GAH-doh
verb
arrived
mensaje
mayn-SAH-kheh
noun
message
enlace
ayn-LAH-seh
noun
link
verdad
behr-DAHD
noun
truth
Casi
KAH-see
adverb
almost
seguro
seh-GOO-roh
noun
insurance
es
es
verb
is
estafa
es-TAH-fuh
noun
fraud, scam
All the words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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