These emails look legitimate at first glance and inform the recipient of the need to update company information to avoid alleged penalties. High fines of up to 22,500 euros are threatened if the data is not updated.
The recipient is asked to click on a link that supposedly leads directly to the company account.
Official warning from Elster
The official Elster website has already warned about the fraudulent emails in the name of tax administrations such as Elster, the tax office or the Federal Central Tax Office.
The tax administration makes it clear that tax data or invoices will never be sent as email attachments. The fake emails vary in content and sender address, but always have the same goal: to obtain sensitive data such as login details, account or credit card information.
How to protect yourself
It is important to always be vigilant and recognize suspicious emails. The tax authorities never ask for personal data such as tax number, bank details or PIN in their emails. Recipients of such emails should never click on embedded links or open attachments if they have doubts about their authenticity.
Conclusion: Stay alert!
To protect yourself from such fraud attempts, it is important to always be vigilant and respond appropriately to suspicious emails. Do not blindly trust emails that ask you to enter sensitive information and verify the authenticity of such requests by contacting the institution in question directly.
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