Fraud warning: Weyhe municipality warns of fake emails!
Fraud warning: Weyhe municipality warns of fake emails!
Eschborn, Deutschland - fraudulent mails unsure citizens: The municipality of Weyhe issues an important warning. A dubious company that pretends to be "community Weyhe GmbH & Co.KG" and operates from a server in South America is behind intercepted emails. With the subject "due invoice", the recipients are to be moved to pay alleged open items. But caution is advised here! The real administrative members of the community have already clarified: These emails do not come from the town hall, reports the frankfurter new Press .
citizens who receive such an email are asked to "update their open invoices" because the bank details are said to have changed. It is striking that the sender is inaccurate: In the signing, the signing is spoken of, for example, "Debitorenbuchhaltun", which indicates an awkward attempt to fraud. The municipality has advised not to respond to these requests and to make no payments. Press spokesman Sebastian Kelm even announced legal steps to counteract such machinations, according to another report by the Weser-Kurier
how do you recognize fraud?
How can citizens make sure that they are not victims of such frauds? The answer is in the details. The emails are often unprofessional and the content is full of discrepancies. Here are some characteristics that indicate an attempt to fraud:
- uncertain sender address
- missing official information
- unusual requests for transfer
The real community Weyhe emphasized that such e-mail campaigns are increasingly common. In view of the increase in cybercrime, especially in the field of phishing, it is important to remain vigilant. As the dz bank research blog are particularly informed by the health sectors of Attacks affected, whereby cybercriminals also use more and more sophisticated methods to get money.
So be on the hat and delete suspicious emails immediately! The fraudsters are inventive and use every opportunity to get money. A sensitive procedure can be worth gold here.| Details | |
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