If you receive emails or text messages in the name of DHL, you should be careful. This phishing message is currently circulating again and you should not fall for it.
Nasty SMS messages are circulating again. (Source: Krakenimages.com/depositphotos.com)
Cybercriminals repeatedly try to get your data or money through various phone and email scams. For example, there is currently a phishing SMS in the name of DHL circulating.
It says: “Your package is being held due to missing house number. Please use the following link to check and update your correct address.”
A link follows and the instruction to reply to the SMS with “Y” or to open the link. Ignore this and doesn’t respond to the text message and doesn’t open a link. Brazen scammers want to trick you here and the consumer advice center also warns against this scam.
How do you recognize phishing emails?
A first indication that you have received a phishing email: The email will ask you to confirm personal information or enter it on a website. This Under no circumstances should you comply with the demand. In addition, criminals often use the official logos of the companies they are copying in their emails, but not official sender addresses.
If the sender seems suspicious to you, you should read the email twice. You will often find spelling errors or inconsistencies in German grammar. The attackers usually do not write their own emails, but instead use automatically generated messages or translate known emails with a translation program. But why actually go to all this effort?
More fraud warnings on netzwelt – stay one step ahead of cybercriminals
But phishing emails are not the only danger lurking on the Internet. In addition to attempted fraud, there are all sorts 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 topic of “fraud warnings” below:
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