Phishing as far as the eye can see – be careful with emails that supposedly come from your bank!
Readers are currently reporting emails to us that are supposedly sent by the Austrian Anadi Bank. Attention: In these emails, fraudsters try to get your access data under various pretexts. Therefore, you should under no circumstances follow the requests in the email.
Fraudulent emails sent in the name of different banks are nothing new. We repeatedly report on such phishing attempts, for example from BAWAG PSK , bank99 or Raiffeisenbank . What is new, however, are phishing messages that appear to come from the Austrian Anadi Bank. As always: Do not give away your login details!
Three different versions of phishing emails
In addition to numerous readers who reported the fraudulent emails to us, Anadi Bank itself also contacted us and sent us three different versions of the phishing messages. The real bank website already warns about the problem.
The three different versions are as follows:
From: [email protected]
Dear Customer,
We have to inform you that we had to restrict your account as a precautionary measure because you have not yet completed the identification process to date. This process has been mandatory since the introduction of the new EU Payments Directive. We therefore ask you to carry out all the necessary steps using the button below. Once completed, our system will remove all restrictions and you can use your account as usual.
We thank you for your understanding and apologize for the inconvenience.
Best regards
Your Anadi Bank
From: [email protected]
Dear Customer,
Our system has determined that you have not yet completed the identification process to date. Since the introduction of the new EU payment directive, it has been mandatory for our customers to go through the identification process. Therefore, we had to block your account as a precaution. So that you can use your account as usual again, please complete all the necessary steps using the button below. Once completed, our system will lift all restrictions.
We thank you for your understanding and apologize for the inconvenience.
Best regards
Your Anadi Bank
From: [email protected]
Dear Customer,
With changes to our terms and conditions, our customers who have an account are obliged to update their data regularly. Unfortunately, we discovered that you have not yet confirmed the details you provided to us. We therefore had to block your account as a precaution. To unlock it, please start the process using the button shown and follow the instructions. Once completed, our system will immediately activate your account and you can continue as usual.
We thank you for your understanding and apologize for the inconvenience.
Best regards
Your Anadi Bank
We also know other sender addresses:
What happens if you follow the prompts?
All of these emails contain a button that you should click to resolve the problem described. The fraudsters try to use a specific pretext (updating customer data, identification process due to the new EU payment directive) to get your access data, which you should enter on the linked page.
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Attention: Just like the emails themselves, the linked pages also appear at first glance to be the bank's real login page. But the data you enter there ends up directly in the hands of criminals!
How do you know if the messages are fraudulent?
We assume that fraudulent emails will continue to be sent in the name of Anadi Bank in the future. To help you recognize these messages as fraudulent, we have a few tips for you:
- In each email you will only be addressed as “Dear Customer”. The right bank would probably call your name.
- The sender addresses make no sense. Although AnadiBank is always found in the first part, the part after the @ sign is crucial: a reputable bank would probably not use email addresses like @fastmanufactures.ae, @bjacklynmedicals.com or @boutiqueaddict.fr.
- The emails will ask you to act quickly to unsuspend your account. However, a reputable bank would have sent you a warning before your account was blocked. Therefore, always pay attention to whether the content of the email makes sense.
- If you clicked on the link in the email, compare the web address with the bank's correct web address (banking.anadibank.com). If in doubt, we recommend that you log in as usual.
Have you already logged in to the fake site?
If you have already entered your details, you should contact your bank immediately and explain your situation. Your account will likely need to be blocked to prevent abuse. We also recommend that you file a free police report. It may happen that your personal data will be used for further fraud - in this case it is good if the police already know.
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Source: Watchlist Internet
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