Targobank customers in danger: Difficult to recognize phishing email in circulation

• Phishing scammers want to steal your bank details.
• As a Targobank customer, you are particularly at risk.
• The scam cannot be recognized immediately.

Did you receive an email from Targobank in your inbox with the subject “Immediate action required: Verify your account details now”? Then be extremely careful. Because it is a phishing attempt that fraudsters use to get your bank details and then want to plunder your account.

The message claims that an error was discovered in your account information during an account and verification review. You will be asked to compare and confirm the data provided under a list of possible reasons. To do this, you should click on a link that says “Activate now”.

As the consumer advice center reports, the link takes you to a dubious site that has nothing to do with Targobank. If you provide your data on this, criminals can gain unhindered access to your account.

Although the scam appears quite serious at a glance due to its structure, upon closer inspection you can find numerous signs that clearly indicate a phishing scam. These include the dubious sender address, the impersonal salutation and the URL of the link. We advise you to move the email to the spam folder if left unanswered.

Simple signs: How to recognize every phishing email

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?

What do criminals achieve with phishing attacks?

Phishing is used on the Internet to collect real user data. These can be used to make money when email addresses, names and other information are sold for advertising purposes or passed on in criminal forums. With the data obtained, cyber criminals can also target future phishing attacks more specifically, making their attacks more effective.

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

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