Scammers pretend to be Microsoft employees! The phone rings unannounced and a supposed Microsoft employee reports a problem with the called person's computer or a new license they need.
In addition to telephone calls, fake Microsoft employees also use so-called pop-up windows that appear on the computer screen. This is an alleged warning message from Microsoft that asks the user to contact us by telephone.
In fact, the callers don't want to help, but rather get access to citizens' money or gain access to their computers, especially for online banking.
In many cases, through clever instructions, the perpetrators succeed in getting their victims to enter a TAN or arrange for money transfers.
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One of the many current cases!
On Monday, a man in Weinbach was called by alleged Microsoft employees. The person called allowed access to his computer and was cleverly tricked into transmitting various codes for cash cards.
Since the injured party had also revealed his account details, the perpetrators also made debits from his account. The total damage amounts to several hundred euros.
The police strongly warn against responding to such calls.
No employee from a reputable software company will call you at home without being asked and offer to fix problems that you didn't have before you called.
Don't let strangers fool you and don't accept questionable offers to install software or remote maintenance. End the conversation in time.
Do not give out any account details, credit card details or even a password and do not transfer any money.
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