Beware of fake emails: cyber fraudsters at work! How to protect yourself!

Beware of fake emails: cyber fraudsters at work! How to protect yourself!

Österreich - A dangerous attempt at fraud is currently causing excitement among the users. A deceptively real email, which is supposed to come from the drugstore "Bipa", has the goal of bringing unsuspecting recipients to get your personal data. This fake message with the lurid subject "Congratulations! You still ask for your Medicare kit today" attracts with the alleged opportunity to receive a profit package. The message promises suitable content: "The combination package for your traveler is waiting for you!" But appearance is totally deceptive-the email is nothing more than a bad trick of cyber fraudsters who aim to skim sensitive information. Today.at readers are urgently warned to delete such messages immediately and in no way click on links or enter personal data.

Caution of fake websites

But what happens if you click on the dangerous link? According to information from Biallo.de, they then land on a dubious website that pretends to come from Rossmann. However, this website was created by fraudsters. If you enter your data there, not only gives a kind of consent, but also quickly ends up in a subscription trap. The fraudsters often emphasize that they only have to pay shipping costs of a few euros while offering them tempting products such as smartphones or game consoles. But the trap strikes: after a trial period, the rip -offs regularly pull out the payment bitty. Suddenly they work on their wallet, and the subscription costs them more than 50 euros per month, for a product that they never really wanted.

In order to protect themselves from such traps, experts advise never to reveal personal information about suspicious links. The dangers are diverse: from data collectors to malware, everything can lurk. For this reason, caution is the order of the day - do not click on unknown links and never release your account details. Protect your data and money! For more information about the attempted fraud, see and biallo.de .