Beware of this ominous European authority

Fraudulent emails are currently being sent from “EU Compensation”. An ominous European agency claims it will compensate fraud victims with a large sum of money.

As our cooperation partner Watchlist Internet reports, recipients of the email are asked to provide their data and a copy of their passport in order to receive compensation. Warning: This is a scam!

Numerous readers have reported the fraudulent message from EU Compensation. It was sent in bulk.

This is a classic advance fee fraud: The senders of the fraudulent email want to get their victims to transfer money or reveal personal information before an alleged compensation is paid out. But the money never arrives - the fraudsters are after data and subsequently money.

What does the fraudulent email say?

The text of the fraudulent email is as follows:

Sender: EU Compensation < [email protected] >

Hello, the Federation of the European Union compensates all victims of fraud.
Your email address was
found in the 2021 list of fraud victims.
This organization has been instructed by the Lyon Interpol authorities
to transfer
the compensation amount of €1,500,000.00 to However, we have concluded that your
compensation amount will be transferred to you from our official bank (Sprint Bank PLC)
.
The total amount of €1,500,000.00 will be transferred to you in full.
We cannot send a payment using just your email address, but we need
your information so we can be sure we are
communicating with the rightful beneficiary:

Your full name: …………………
Your full address: ……………….
Your passport copy…..
Your country: ………………….
Your phone number: …………….

Forward your data to this email address:
( [email protected] )

Best regards

Recognize fraudulent emails: This is how it works!

• Sender : The name and email address do not match. A message from an EU authority would have been sent through official channels.
• Address : An indication of a fraudulent email is the impersonal address. Here, for example, the address is only given as “Dear recipient” or “Hello”.
• Linguistic inconsistencies: The address in the email alternates between “you” and “you,” and there are some grammatical errors in the text. A clear indication that this message is dubious.

The Internet Watchlist recommends:

What can people who received the message do?
There is no reason to worry yet. The Internet Watchlist recommends moving the email to the SPAM folder or marking it as SPAM. This helps the email inbox better detect future fraudulent messages. The message can also be easily deleted.

In any case, it is important not to reply to the email. This would only confirm to the criminals that the email address exists and is being actively used. More spam could result!

Has data already been disclosed?

Anyone who has already disclosed data or paid money should file a police report and discuss how to proceed to avoid damage. In any case, contact with the criminals should be broken off immediately.

If you send your own identification documents to criminals, it is advisable to search for your own data on the Internet at regular intervals. In the article “ How do I find out what’s about me on the Internet?” Saferinternet.at offers suitable tips.

You might also be interested in: Be careful with your credit card and PIN!

Source: Watchlist Internet