New fraud on WhatsApp: How to protect yourself from rip -off!

New fraud on WhatsApp: How to protect yourself from rip -off!

Landeck, Österreich - A fraudulent holiday apartment stitch has caused excitement in Tyrol. After a man had contacted a messenger service with an alleged provider, he transferred a four-digit amount to an Italian account. "During the journey, the victim asked about the exact address. However, the request remained unanswered. In Landeck, the victim found that the accommodation did not exist," reported the police, who now warned of such fraud. The stitch shows how perfidious and well planned the fraudsters act.

new fraud mesh about messenger services

at the same time, the police warned the population of another fraud scale, which is also widespread via Messenger services. The fraudsters are a relative and claim to need money from an emergency because they have a new mobile phone number. Affected people do not suspect that they will transfer money to fraudsters. "Hello, mom, I have a new cell phone number", could be the beginning of these suspicious messages, as The criminal police . This fraud stitch is aimed primarily at younger and older generations, whereby often contact with real family members is missing until the transfers.

The police advised: With such suspicious messages, recipients should be suspicious, do not make money transfers and instead ask the old number. The Viersener Kripo even created a warning video to sensitize the population and stop the spread of this stitch. It is recommended to share the video about social networks to protect more people from this stitch, such as 5min.at