Fake tax office news: Caution to fraudsters in Styria!

Fake tax office news: Caution to fraudsters in Styria!

Fürstenfeld, Österreich - In Styria, fake tax office news is in circulation that attract numerous people into a trap, as kosmo.at . The police urgently warns that these fraudulent SMS and emails supposedly come from the tax office and suggest to the recipients to update their “financial online” data. At first glance, these communications appear credible, but whoever follows the link contained therein risk the loss of his bank details. A short time later, fraudsters register as bank employees by phone and claim that there are suspicious activities in the account. This makes the victims install a remote access app that gives the hackers access to their financial information.

The fraudsters then use the data obtained to make high transfers to numerous accounts - both in Germany and abroad. It is particularly perfidious that the victims release these transactions by confirmation with SMS-TAN. Such fraud stitches can contribute significant financial damage to the person concerned of several thousand euros. The police urgently advise you to exercise caution with suspicious messages and, if in doubt, contact the official channels of the tax office.

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