In Italy, the BNL group represents one of the largest credit institutions, so it is clear why the criminals decide to use its logo and brand to implement fraudulent attempts to steal money from the victims’ current accounts.
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The scam is carried out by sending an email containing an alarming warning for users: it is stated that following the “failure to confirm” their identity, as indicated in an elusive previous communication, it is necessary to close the account of the holder, and that to prevent this from happening, follow the instructions given in the message.
You are therefore asked to enter your personal page through a link or a redirect button in the email itself. The email actually constitutes a fraud attempt. The link leads to an authentication page that resembles in all respects the login screen of your personal internet banking area, but entering your credentials in those spaces will determine their immediate delivery into the hands of the scammers.
Once the access data is obtained, the game is done, the phishers will be able to use them to enter the customer’s current account and empty it completely.
To prevent this from happening, it is important to always carefully check who the communication in question comes from: it is not enough that the name of the bank is written, but you must also carefully check the sender’s email address in full and compare it with the official contacts of the bank itself.
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