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Fake tax office news: Beware of fraudsters in Styria!
False tax office messages in Styria warn of fraud that can lead to high financial losses.
Fake tax office news: Beware of fraudsters in Styria!
Fake tax office messages are circulating in Styria, luring numerous people into a trap kosmo.at reported. The police warn urgently that these fraudulent text messages and emails supposedly come from the tax office and encourage recipients to update their “FinanzOnline” data. These messages seem credible at first glance, but anyone who follows the link they contain risks losing their bank details. A short time later, fraudsters call bank employees and claim that there is suspicious activity on the account. This tricks victims into installing a remote access app that gives hackers access to their financial information.
The fraudsters then use the data received to make large transfers to numerous accounts - both domestic and international. What is particularly perfidious is that the victims approve these transactions by confirming them with an SMS TAN. Such scams can cause those affected significant financial damage amounting to several thousand euros. The police strongly advise you to exercise caution when receiving suspicious messages and, if in doubt, to contact the tax office's official channels.