Once again, fraudsters have managed to trick a woman from Kaiserslautern over the phone. The woman believed the automated announcement that told her that cocaine had been found in a car registered to her. And she also believed the man who then introduced himself as an “employee of the Federal Ministry of Justice” and made her believe that fraudsters had opened several bank accounts under her name and that the authenticity of the accounts now had to be verified.
The 35-year-old followed the unknown caller's instructions, passed on her complete personal details and bank details including passwords and PIN and also gave the unknown people access to her computer.
It was only after the phone call that the woman began to doubt whether it might have been a scam. And when she took a look at her online accounts, she found charges totaling several thousand euros. She then had the affected accounts blocked and changed the password.
The same warning applies to calls from alleged Microsoft employees
The same warning applies to calls from alleged Microsoft employees who make their victims believe that they want to help them rid their computers of alleged viruses. All these scammers want is their victims' money. And they get this by, for example, having access to the computer via “remote maintenance” and spying on bank details.
The second variant - as in the case of a 57-year-old man from the city area this week: You have money transferred for the "cleaning" of the computer and supposed "virus protection".
We once again urgently appeal to everyone who receives such calls:
It doesn't matter whether you receive disturbing news that shocks you at first, or whether someone wants to put you under pressure, for example because of supposedly outstanding financial demands that have to be paid immediately, or whether someone is hypocritically offering you help but wants access to your computer or bank account - please try to stay calm and stay vigilant! Don't just give in to any demands! First, check whether what you have been told is even true! And think three times to whom you transfer money or give out your details!
Source: West Palatinate Police Headquarters
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