DKB's TAN2go process is quite practical as it allows you to activate banking orders using your smartphone or tablet. Since many bank customers probably use this procedure, criminals send SMS messages asking them to update the procedure and lure them to a fake homepage.
The lock SMS
The following SMS is sent randomly from various mobile phone numbers:
“Please update your TAN2Go” says the SMS, followed by a link that apparently leads to the DKB homepage.
The phishing site: pay attention to the URL!
If you tap on the link, you will be taken to a login page that only seems serious at first glance:
Tip: No matter how serious the site looks at first glance, always pay attention to the URL!
Simply type in the field with the internet address (URL) at the top to check whether you are actually on the bank's real website. In the screenshot above you can only see “secureserver.net”, but as soon as you tap on the field you will see the following:
When you tap on the URL you should actually see “dkb.de”, but instead you can see that the internet address begins with a jumble of letters and numbers – definitely not the real address of the DKB!
Enter fantasy data
Another way to check the authenticity of a site is to enter imaginary data in the login. If you can still “log in” with it, you have most certainly given this completely useless data to the criminals - who will then be more annoyed that someone has caught on to them.
In general, however, you should not follow dubious links from SMS messages at all, but always log in directly to a bank's website. On the DKB homepage (see HERE ), customers can also find warnings and tips to stay safe from phishing attempts.
Too late, data entered – what now?
Once you have submitted your details here, you should urgently contact your bank! Blocking the account probably makes sense, but the login details should definitely be updated.
If you experience financial damage, you should definitely report it to the police!
Also interesting: A large-scale SMS fraud scam is currently causing uncertainty among recipients.
The content of the “Hello Mom” or “Hello Dad” SMS is intended to convey that your child has a new number. – Cheating SMS: “Hello mom, my phone is broken”
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