A 62-year-old woman from Pinzgau fell for an internet scam. She transferred 7,800 euros to six different accounts.
The woman from Pinzgau became aware of a financial investment advertisement and made contact. Between the end of April and August 22, 2023, she paid almost 5,500 euros into six different foreign accounts, as well as a broker’s commission of 2,300 euros. However, since she only received 300 euros, she asked for more. But the fraudsters demanded a liquidity guarantee of almost 1,700 euros from her. The 62-year-old then filed a complaint. A woman from Hallein got her money back. A 27-year-old woman from Hallein, on the other hand, almost became a victim of internet fraud. Shortly before 5 p.m. on September 6th, she received a text message from an unknown phone number informing her of a refund and a link to “Finanz-Online”. Out of joy at the supposedly good news, she opened the link. She entered her personal information on a platform. She then logged into a bank app and entered her bank details and secure code. But instead of receiving money, four transfers of 3,000 euros each were made from her bank account to a Dutch account. Your bank was able to cancel the debits in a timely manner. The investigation is ongoing.
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