The perpetrators send fake DHL emails (so-called phishing emails) or appear as a trustworthy person on social networks. You want to force recipients to reveal personal information such as login details, passwords, transaction numbers, etc. Internet fraudsters lure their victims with fake emails and lead them to professionally designed websites. They should enter their access data there.
A DHL phishing email is currently asking you to pay shipping fees.
Watch out for the “package on hold” message! Apparently the shipping fee has not yet been paid, which is why the package cannot yet be delivered. You can do so using the attached link and confirm shipping.

(We reported HERE )
Even if the email seems legitimate at first glance: it is an attempted fraud!
Fraudsters can misuse the stolen personal data (“identity theft” = taking over someone else’s identity) and use the faked identity to carry out almost all transactions online in the name of the injured party (transferring money, taking advantage of overdraft facilities, making online purchases, etc.). This results in considerable economic damage every year.
General tips for protecting against phishing
- Please note: Credit card companies will never send such letters and ask you to enter personal information on the Internet - not even for security reasons.
- Be sure who you are dealing with. Check the address bar in your browser. You should become suspicious if there are even the slightest deviations. Add Internet addresses that you constantly need to your browser's favorites list.
- Never click on the link provided in the email sent. Instead, try accessing the pages specified in the email via your bank's homepage (without typing them in the address bar).
- As a general rule, credit institutions do not request confidential data from you by email, telephone or post. If you are unsure, be sure to consult your bank.
- Do not transmit personal or confidential information (such as passwords or transaction numbers) via email.
- Only follow requests in emails to download programs if you can find the corresponding file on the company's website (do not start a download via the direct link). In particular, do not open attached files. Use antivirus programs and firewalls.
- provide personal data in the usual way within your credit institution's online banking application. If anything seems strange, disconnect and contact your bank.
- End the online session with your bank by logging out. Do not just close the browser window or go to another website before logging out.
- Check your account balance and account transactions regularly. This means you can react quickly if unwanted actions have taken place. – You should only enter your PIN and TAN if a secure connection has been established with your browser. You can recognize a secure connection by the https:// in the address bar: A small icon appears in the browser window, e.g. B. in the form of a padlock that symbolizes the respective security status (“closed” or “open”).
- Only use your bank's official access software. – Only use wireless keyboards for online banking if they have built-in encryption. This also applies to the use of wireless LAN (WLAN).
- Make sure you have basic protection for your hardware and software.
Source:
Hameln-Pyrmont/Holzminden police station
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