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Phishing mail: fake customs message takes money out of your pocket

The Boss by The Boss
April 8, 2022
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CURRENT FRAUD ALERTS

Apr 08, 2022 at 12:17 p.m

In a phishing email, fraudsters pretend to be customs officials. You are requesting payment of the VAT cost for a package. Ignore the email and delete it.

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Phishing emails are in circulation again (source: ivelin /depositphotos.com)

  • A phishing email is circulating that is said to have come from customs.
  • The authors of the mail require you to pay the VAT costs so that a package can be delivered.
  • Don’t be discouraged and delete the email.

Cyber ​​criminals send phishing emails on behalf of customs. In order to make the message look serious, you will first be informed about the applicable customs regulations. But the actual content of the mail revolves around a package that you allegedly ordered.

As reported by the consumer center, scammers ask you to pay outstanding VAT costs so the package can be delivered to you. You should pay the costs of 100 dollars online via Paysafecard. This is an anonymous payment service provider.

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You should send the corresponding PIN code to the e-mail address “[email protected]”. Of course, this is not official and the customs office would never ask you to use an anonymous payment method. Ignore the email and just delete it.

Simple signs: This is how you recognize every phishing email

A first indication that you have received a phishing email: The email will ask you to confirm personal data or to enter it on a website. This Under no circumstances should you comply with the request. In addition, criminals often use the official logos of the companies they are copying in their emails, but not official sender addresses.

If you find the sender suspicious, you should read the email twice. You will often find spelling mistakes or inconsistencies in German grammar. The attackers usually do not write their emails themselves, but instead use automatically generated messages or translate known emails with a translation program. But why all the effort?

What do criminals achieve with phishing attacks?

Phishing is used on the Internet to collect real user data. Money can be made with these if e-mail addresses, names and other information are sold for advertising purposes or passed on in criminal forums. With the data obtained, cybercriminals can also address future phishing attacks in a more targeted manner, making their attacks more effective.

Did you receive a suspicious email?

Forward them to [email protected]
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    Official logos?
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    Unknown sender?

Attachments and links contained in malicious emails also often inject malware or viruses onto your computer. In addition, you should not simply ignore suspicious emails. Forward them to the above email address and help us report future phishing attacks.

More fraud alerts on igamesnews – stay one step ahead of cybercriminals

But phishing emails are not the only danger lurking on the internet. In addition to fraud attempts, there are all kinds of viruses, Trojans and malware that can infect your computer. Unfortunately, data scandals are also part of everyday digital life. You can see the five most recent articles on the subject of “Scam Alerts” below:

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