Danger! Increasing fraud calls with +43: How to protect yourself!

Danger! Increasing fraud calls with +43: How to protect yourself!

Österreich - The concern for telephone fraud has increased in the past few weeks, in particular due to the repeated fraud calls with the Austrian area code +43. According to Vol.at often pronounced as employees of PayPal and try to obtain personal data from the callers. These calls appear harmless at first glance, but often contain threatening claims about alleged irregularities on the PayPal accounts of the called

The fraudsters use aggressive discussion to put people under pressure and get them to reveal sensitive information. The numbers used by the fraudsters include the numbers +43 372 36636228 and +43 664 8570613. The aim of the callers is to either get access to PayPal accounts or to use the stolen data for identity theft.

warning signals and protective measures

experts advise you to put on such calls immediately and not to call it back. Another warning signal is automatic announcements during the call. A simple "yes" could even be misused to conclude unwanted contracts. Users should block the number for repeated calls or report them to platforms such as Tellows to warn others of these fraudsters.

In a specific case, a user reported PayPal Community that he had received a call from a number that spent a PayPal. After completing the call immediately, he found that there was no risk for his PayPal account because he had not confirmed or passed on personal data. Nevertheless, it is advisable to report telephone numbers of such fraudsters to the Federal Network Agency and to update its safety data regularly.

The increasing threat from telephone fraud

Telephone fraud increases and is becoming more and more sophisticated. According to one entertain with a police expert in

The police pursue payment paths to identify the fraudsters, but there are no details of their investigations. In many cases, these are perpetrators who operate abroad while international cooperation within the EU works well. In order to effectively counteract the fraud attempts, it is important that the population works together, provides information and participates in prevention measures.