Treasury warns about fraud in Bogotá: uses false letters from the district - Personal Finance

Treasury warns about fraud in Bogotá: uses false letters from the district – Personal Finance – Economy

Mitchell G. Patton3 years ago

In a white envelope, with the logo of the Mayor’s Office and all the relevant stationery, there is a letter that supposedly comes from the Bogota Treasury Department, in which the taxpayer is asked to pay some delinquent balances immediately.

To do it, the document indicates that the citizen will only have 48 hours to consign to a savings account and if you have any questions you should call the numbers indicated.This is the new type of scam that seeks to steal money from those who, concerned, seek to make the consignments.

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In the last hours, not only users on social networks have denounced this type of theft, but also The Ministry of Finance also called attention to taxpayers so that they do not fall for it.

“The District Treasury Secretariat (SDH) makes a new call to taxpayers to verify, through their official service channels, the authenticity of the communications received on their cell phones, emails or physical addresses,” the entity wrote. in an official statement.

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He also explained that the letter comes with the subject: “Urgent Information Order of payment”, For this reason, they invited the public to review the pending procedures or debts on the official website of the Secretariat, without the need to pay third parties.

To do so, you can visit the page:
https://nuevaoficinavirtual.shd.gov.co/bogota/es/descarga/ropthere you can check the pending obligations related to property and vehicle taxes, as well as download the official payment receipts (ROP) to pay in banks.