According to the police, there have been several cases of fraud in the area of the Weser-Göhl zone in the past few days.
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For example, on January 3, a person from Eupen received an SMS which apparently seemed to come from a financial institution. In this short message, the man was informed that his access data for Internet banking had expired. To update this, he should click a link and follow the instructions. The man responded to the request and later found out that money had been withdrawn from his account several times.
A woman from Hauset received a text message on December 31st, which was supposed to have come from the tax authorities. In it she was asked to transfer a sum to prevent a confiscation. The woman clicked a link as prompted and used a card reader to enter her pin code. The next day she found out that money had been withdrawn from her account several times.
As the police point out, this type of fraud has become more and more common in recent months. The suspects pretend to be banks, tax authorities, ministries, police, etc. and try to gain access to the alleged victim’s account in a fraudulent manner. Usually this is done via a link that prompts you to enter your account details for whatever reason. With this data, the suspects are then given access to the victims’ accounts and can withdraw money.
“If you should receive a similar SMS, e-mail or WhatsApp message, we ask you not to respond to the demands,” the police warned all citizens urgently. (red)
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