Fraud in the Innsbruck-Land district: Five-digit loss for company

Fraud in the Innsbruck-Land district: Five-digit loss for company

An alarming fraud series has recently met a company from the Innsbruck-Land district. The company has lost a five -digit euro amount through fraudulent machinations. Those responsible for the company were victims of a sophisticated deception that was got rolling through fake emails.

Between October 18 and November 5, the Tyrolean company received several emails from an alleged law firm that dealt with the insolvency proceedings by a wholesale company. The news was offered to buy "original packaged articles". Due to this attractive offer, the company contacted the supposed providers via email and a German telephone number.

procedure of the fraudsters

In the following, the company ordered devices with a low five -digit euro amount and transferred the advance payment to a German bank account. Unfortunately, the entire transaction proved to be fraud because the devices ordered were never delivered. After the delivery of the delivery, the Tyrolean company tried again to get in touch, both by email and by phone. But all attempts failed: neither the email address nor the telephone number were available.

The incidents bring the topic of Internet fraud into focus again. This type of fraud is not new, but the perpetrator's procedure shows how well they are organized. This fraud mesh could also endanger other companies in the region and illustrates the need for companies to be particularly careful when dealing with unknown providers.

The incident raises questions about the protection of companies against such fraudulent activities and the protective mechanisms that can be used to prevent such incidents. A deeper analysis on the background of these fraud cases can be found in the report on tirol.at .