Phishing: Current warnings

On this page we continually publish screenshots of phishing emails that users have submitted to us for review - and which we have evaluated . If you would like to send us a suspicious email for review, please forward it 1:1 to spam@zddk.eu .

Phishing is one of the biggest threats online. Fraudsters try to access your personal data using fake emails or websites. We explain to you how to protect yourself.

If in doubt, delete the email: If in doubt, messages from unknown senders or emails with strange content should be deleted.

Do not click on links: If a spam email gets through the filters into your inbox, you should not click on links and under no circumstances should you reveal personal information such as credit card details.

Do not open attachments: Attachments in spam emails are often disguised as supposed invoices in PDF, EXE or Word format. These should not be opened under any circumstances. In most cases, malware lurks here and gets onto the system in this way.

Do not respond: Internet users should never respond to spam and phishing emails. Even supposed unsubscribe options should not be used. The feedback is confirmation for criminals that the address is being actively used.

Create a second address: The private email address should only be given out in exceptional cases. For orders in online shops or registration on portals, it is better to get a second mailbox. If you get a lot of spam from this email, you can simply switch to a new one.

Enable two-factor authentication: Two-factor authentication (2FA) establishes an additional layer of security. This means criminals cannot log in using their access data alone. An online service account remains protected with 2FA, even if the credentials fall into the wrong hands.

Use a security solution: Users should use a security solution that, in addition to reliable protection against malware, also offers comprehensive spam and phishing protection.

Install updates: Users should immediately install updates provided for the operating system, the installed software and hardware. It is recommended to activate the automatic update function if available.

Current phishing warnings

July 13, 2024 PayPal

July 3rd, 2024 Klarna

Screenshot of the fake email
Fact check: Fraudulent Klarna email: Do not renew direct debit mandate

June 27, 2024 Amazon

June 14, 2024 Elster tax office

May 27, 2024 Netflix

05/24/2024 DHL

May 24, 2024 Jimdo

May 22, 2024 ÖGK – Austrian Health Insurance Fund

May 15, 2024 Amazon

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Fact check: Be careful – phishing attacks target Amazon users

May 13, 2024 Commerzbank

May 13, 2024 Volksbank

May 7, 2024 Comdirect

May 6, 2024 Sparkasse

May 2, 2024 Federal Chancellery Austria

April 26, 2024 Deutsche Bank

April 26, 2024 Postbank

April 26, 2024 DKB

04/26/2024 ING

April 25, 2024 Fake Facebook emails

Screenshot of the fake email
Fact check: Warning: Fake Facebook emails in circulation!

April 17, 2024 Austrian Post

Fake notification
Fact check: Warning about fake postal notifications in Austria!

April 15, 2024 Commerzbank

April 11, 2024 POST AG

04/06/2024 DHL

April 5, 2024 Netflix

04/05/2024 Postbank

03/29/2024 FedEx

March 29, 2024 Disney+

March 28, 2024 Facebook accident videos

March 28, 2024 Facebook: “Safety & identification”

03/25/2024 SMS scam

March 22, 2024 Subpoenas from police authorities

March 22, 2024 KfW “Exclusive Pilot Program”

March 21, 2024 SMS reimbursement from the federal government

03/20/2024 DPD

February 29, 2024 Deutsche Bank – photoTAN

February 27, 2024: Criminal Investigation Department

February 26, 2024 PayPal

February 19, 2024 Netflix

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To the fact check “ Netflix Phishing: The trap in the inbox

02/09/2024 FedEx

Fake FedEx notification
Fact check: Fraudsters lure people with FedEx phishing

02/06/2024 Amazon

02/01/2024 Facebook

Facebook “Suspicious login activity”: This is how you expose scam emails / Image: Screenshot Netzwelt
For the fact check “ Facebook “Suspicious login activity”: How to expose scam emails

02/01/2024 Telecom

01/23/2024 Netflix SMS and email

January 23, 2024 myPayLife

01/20/2024 UPS

January 18, 2024 WhatsApp

January 18, 2024 FinanzOnline

01/17/2024 DKB

01/16/2024 Magpie

January 16, 2024 Facebook – Copyright violations

January 16, 2024 Santander

01/15/2024 TNT

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Fact check: TNT email scam

01/08/2024 Meta

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For fact checking: Warning about fake meta emails

12/28/2023 Disney+

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Fact Check: Fake Disney+ News

12/23/2023 Free iCloud storage

December 20, 2023 Compensation Fund

December 14, 2023 Santander

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Fact check: Santander Phishing

12/09/2023 Volksbank VR SecureGo plus 2.0

12/07/2023 DB Mobile

December 7, 2023 Netflix

12/05/2023 Microsoft

12/04/2023 PayPal

December 2nd, 2023: Volksbank VR-SecureGo app registration

December 2nd, 2023: Sparkasse

12/02/2023: Sparkasse pushTan

December 1, 2023: PayPal

November 29, 2023: Telecom

November 27, 2023 FinanzOnline

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Fact check: Fake FinanzOnline emails in circulation

November 23, 2023 Sparda Bank

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Fact check: Sparda Bank Warning: Phishing scam targets customers

November 15, 2023 post

11/11/2023 Deutsche Bank – SMS

November 10, 2023 PayPal

November 6, 2023: Netflix

November 6, 2023: PayPal

Fake PayPal emails: “Your account has been restricted for security reasons”
Fact check: Fake PayPal emails

November 2, 2023: Instagram

26.10.2023

October 20, 2023 post

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To check the facts: fake SMS from the post office

October 19, 2023 Deutsche Bank

October 16, 2023 – Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community

October 10, 2023 Parcel delivery - missing house number

The fraudulent phishing SMS. Screenshot: Mimikama
The fraudulent phishing SMS. Screenshot: Mimikama

September 26, 2023 Volksbank

September 22, 2023 Oberbank

September 19, 2023 easybank

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Fact check: easybank phishing

Sep 19, 2023 Netflix

09/06/2023 Amazon Prime

08/23/2023 DHL

July 20, 2023 Volksbank SecureGo

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For the fact check Volksbank SecureGo

July 20, 2023 Postbank

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July 18, 2023 Disney+

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July 14, 2023 Vodafone

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July 13, 2023 Sparkasse

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July 13, 2023 post

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July 11, 2023 Postbank

Postbank
Postbank ( Fact check )

July 11th, 2023 Discounted train tickets – SBB

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July 11, 2023 Dpost – SMS

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July 3, 2023 Post Express

Jul 3, 2023 FedEx

July 1, 2023 PayPal

June 26, 2023 DKB

June 22, 2023 ELBA

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June 22, 2023 BAWAG

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June 21, 2023 post

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June 19, 2023 Telecom

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June 13, 2023 Amazon

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June 13, 2023 Commerzbank – SMS

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06/10/2023 FedEx

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For fact checking

June 9, 2023 Targobank – SMS

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June 2, 2023 PayPal

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June 1, 2023 Netflix

June 1, 2023 Raiffeisen Bank

May 24, 2023 Amazon

May 21, 2023 Volksbank

May 19, 2023 Spotify

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For fact checking

May 19, 2023 FedEx

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May 19, 2023 DHL

May 19, 2023 Postbank

May 19, 2023 Apple

May 17, 2023 Commerzbank photoTAN app

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May 17, 2023 Netflix

May 10, 2023 Netflix

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05/09/2023 DHL service / customs fees

May 9, 2023 Deutsche Post

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May 9, 2023 Netflix

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May 5, 2023 PayPal

05/04/2023 DPOST

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05/04/2023 DPD

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May 2, 2023 Volksbank SecureGo

04/30/2023 DHL

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For fact checking

April 28, 2023 Deutsche Bank

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04/28/2023 DHL

April 27, 2023 Commerzbank – PhotoTAN app / SMS

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April 27, 2023 Tax Office / SMS

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April 25, 2023 Volksbank / VR-SecureGo

April 22, 2023 Netflix

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April 21, 2023 Postbank

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04/20/2023 DPOST

April 20, 2023 Sparkasse

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April 20, 2023: Postbank

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April 13, 2023: Sparkasse S-pushTAN app

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For the fact check S-pushTAN app

April 13, 2023: Postbank

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April 12, 2023: Sparkasse S-pushTAN app

April 12, 2023: VOLKSBANK VR-Secure Go

April 9, 2023: Deutsche Bahn

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April 7, 2023: AMAZON

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April 7, 2023: DHL

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April 7, 2023: DHL

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April 7, 2023: GMX

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March 31, 2023: PayLife

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March 28, 2023: Deutsche Bank

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March 28, 2023: Apple – iCloud

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March 28, 2023: Deutsche Post DHL

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March 23, 2023: Amazon

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March 22, 2023: DHL

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March 21, 2023: A1 customer service

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March 21, 2023: Parcel delivery track trace

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March 20, 2023: Disney+

March 16, 2023: “Federal Minister of Finance” – SMS

March 16, 2023: ING

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March 16, 2023: Volksbank VR-SecureGo

March 16, 2023: Erste Bank / George

March 16, 2023: DHL

March 15, 2023: FedEx

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March 15, 2023: PayPal

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March 10, 2023: PostBank – BestSign

Postbank BestSign
Postbank BestSign

March 10, 2023: DHL

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03/10/2023: ING

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March 8, 2023: Volksbank

March 7, 2023: DHL

March 6, 2023: FedEx

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03/03/2023: DHL

March 1, 2023: McAfee

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February 28, 2023: Amazon

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02/27/2023: UPS

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February 25, 2023: Commerzbank SMS

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February 24, 2023: Sparkasse – energy flat rate

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February 24, 2023: DHL – Phishing SMS

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February 23, 2023: Volksbank – Phishing SMS

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February 22, 2023: DHL – Phishing SMS

February 22, 2023: LBB Landesbank Berlin

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21.02.2023: DHL Phishing SMS

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February 20, 2023: BAWAG Phishing SMS

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16.02.2023: DHL – Phishing

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February 16, 2023: Disney+

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02/03/2023: World4You

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February 3, 2023: Disney+

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02/03/2023: FedEx

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03.02.2023: WKO – Austrian Chamber of Commerce

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02/02/2023: Postbank BestSign

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February 1, 2023: Erste Bank SparkasseSecure+

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January 31, 2023: Post

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January 30, 2023: Tax office – tax refund (sic!)

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January 26, 2023: ID Austria

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January 25, 2023: Post

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January 25, 2023: PayPal

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01/24/2023: Express

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19.01.2023: 1&1 / IONOS

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01/19/2023: A1

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01/19/2023: McAfee

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January 19, 2023: First Sparkasse debit card

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January 18, 2023: Netflix Phishing / SMS

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January 17, 2023: GLS Phishing

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January 12, 2023: Erste Bank / Sparkasse

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January 11, 2023: Sparkasse

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January 11, 2023: Sparkasse SMS

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January 10, 2023: Hermes

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January 7, 2023: Post Express parcel delivery

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January 7th, 2023: Track & Trace parcel delivery

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January 2, 2023: Erste Bank / Sparkasse phishing

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January 2, 2023: Bank99 phishing

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December 28, 2022: Postbank – Phishing

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December 28, 2022: ING-DiBa – Phishing

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December 28, 2022: BRT – Phishing

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December 27, 2022: Spar – Phishing SMS

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December 23, 2022: VR Bank – Phishing

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December 22, 2022: DPD – Phishing

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December 22, 2022: Disney+ – Phishing

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December 22, 2022: Bank Austria – Phishing via SMS

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20.12.2022: FedEx – Phishing

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December 19, 2022: FedEx – Phishing

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December 19, 2022: Post Express – Phishing

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December 19, 2022: Disney+ Phishing

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December 13, 2022: UPS phishing

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December 13, 2022: DKB phishing

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December 13, 2022: Sparkasse phishing

December 12, 2022: EXPRESS phishing

December 12, 2022: Facebook phishing

December 9, 2022: Deutsche Post – Smishing

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December 7th, 2022: Deutsche Post – Phishing

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December 7th, 2022: Express AT – Phishing

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December 5th, 2022: Express Post – Phishing

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December 5, 2022: Trust Wallet – Phishing

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December 2, 2022: DHL phishing

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December 2nd, 2022: Zalando phishing

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November 29, 2022: BAWAG phishing

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November 29, 2022: Sparkasse – Phishing

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November 29, 2022: BAWAG – Phishing

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November 23rd, 2022: Media Markt – Black Friday

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November 23, 2022: DPD – Track and Trace

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November 23, 2022: Bosch – Monsieur Cuisine Connect

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November 23, 2022: Erste Bank – Phishing

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November 22nd, 2022: Media Markt – iPad Pro

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November 22, 2022: Amazon Black Friday

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November 21, 2022: Disney+ Phishing

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November 21, 2022: Supreme Court of the Canton of Uri – “Cash Settlement” – Phishing

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November 21, 2022: World4You – Phishing

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November 21, 2022: BAWAG – Phishing

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November 18, 2022: Volksbank – Phishing

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November 18, 2022: UPS – Phishing

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November 18, 2022: Kaufland.de – Phishing

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November 17, 2022: DKB phishing

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November 16, 2022: Volksbank – Phishing

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November 16, 2022: Netflix phishing

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15.11.2022: Apple – Phishing

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November 15, 2022: Post Express Phishing

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November 15, 2022: Phishing in the name of Disney+

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14.11.2022: SMS phishing in the name of the Federal Ministry of Finance

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14.11.2022: Phishing on behalf of the federal government

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12.11.2022: Postbank SMS phishing

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12.11.2022: Netflix phishing

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November 10, 2022: BAWAG phishing

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November 7th, 2022: Austrian Post

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November 6th, 2022: POST EXPRESS

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November 3, 2022: FedEx – Phishing

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November 2nd, 2022: Volksbank-Spardabank Phishing

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November 2, 2022: BAWAG – Phishing

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November 1, 2022: Volksbank – Phishing

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October 31, 2022: ING – Phishing

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October 31, 2022: DKB phishing

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October 29, 2022: DPD phishing

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October 29, 2022: DKP phishing

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October 28, 2022: UPS delivery notification, tracking number - phishing

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10/28/2022: POSTAGE / SERVICE EXPRESS UPS -Phishing

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October 28, 2022: DPD phishing with “We need address confirmation to send the package”

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October 27, 2022: VOLKSBANK TR:

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10/27/2022: DHL Your package is waiting for delivery

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October 22, 2022: PAYLIFE / Important: Register now for the new security standard 3-D Secure for online payments

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22.10.2022: MAIL EXPRESS

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October 22, 2022: Volksbank: Update of customer status

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