Phishing mail: financial regulator allegedly requests payment

• Cyber ​​criminals call for payments on behalf of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).
• The phishing email contains fake documents and names to appear authentic.
• Delete the email and, if in doubt, contact BaFin by phone.

Have you received an email from the “BAFIN Team” asking you to make a payment? Then you are not alone. Behind this is a phishing scam that is currently being circumvented.

The email will ask you to make a transfer to then get back money invested in unlicensed online trading platforms. Attached is a fake BaFin security contract to make the phishing email more authentic.

A certain Dr. given to Gottlob Berger. The Bafin points out that nobody with this name is employed at financial supervision.

Do not respond to these demands. BaFin does not approach individuals on its own initiative. If you are unsure, you can also contact the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority directly on 0800 2 100 500.

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.

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.

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