Phishing scam disguised as energy flat rate circulating

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The German is currently warning Consumer Center increasingly against phishing attempts. It uses some new tactics to steal data from unsuspecting victims. Among other things, it is lured with one fake email from Sparkassewhich promises a transfer of the energy flat rate after an account verification.

The phishing message asks you to follow a link and enter your account information there to get the promised one Bonus payment from the federal government to obtain. Fraudsters also try to access customer data via SMS. Here one gives oneself as “Federal Ministry of Finance”.

In any case, you should refrain from following such requests. The energy flat rate will not from your own bank paid, but usually by the employer. An identity check or other confirmation is not requested beforehand and is also not necessary.

Amazon, Paypal and the German credit bank are also imitated

Furthermore, there is the consumer center three more scams that are currently being used. One of them concerns the Mail order company Amazon. Here, the fake emails state that the Prime membership payment was declined and the payment method needs to be processed.

In the case of PayPal The excuse given for the account review is that your account has been restricted due to “suspicious activity”. Apparently, you can’t send or receive money unless you fill out the required information.

In the German credit bank on the other hand, a temporary account suspension is claimed because the user data has not been confirmed. The attached link to unlock the account is also only valid for two days. This exerts additional time pressure and should ensure that careless action is taken.

In all three or four cases, you should click on the links again, reply to the emails or otherwise disclose your data. Otherwise you risk actually losing access to your accounts. How you such Detect phishing attemptswe have summarized in a guide.

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