All the funds of the victims of the fraud have been transferred abroad and thousands of euros of credit have been taken out in their names.
Criminal reports have been made to the police again about scams carried out in the name of Personal Tax, informs the Eastern Finland Police Department.
Based on information obtained from crime reports, the method used in these scams is a text message that mentions, for example, a tax refund.
The message contains a link with “self-tax” mentioned in its name. When you open the link, a page opens that looks like a mobile bank login page.
The person has entered their online banking ID and PIN on the page. The person has been sent one or more requests to confirm the bank transaction and has confirmed the fraud requests.
– After some time, the interested party discovers that all the funds in his own and right-of-use accounts (e.g. children’s, spouse’s, parents’ and company accounts) have been transferred abroad. In addition, a loan of thousands of euros has been applied for in the name of the person concerned, which has also been transferred abroad, the police release states.
The message contains a link with “self-tax” mentioned in its name. When you open the link, a page opens that looks like a mobile bank login page. Illustration picture. Colourbox
Do this
If you have accidentally acted as described above, the police advises you to immediately call your bank’s card blocking service number and use this to block your online banking credentials and, just to be safe, your bank card.
The police ask you to file a criminal report as soon as possible after this.
– If you notice that something has happened outside of office hours, report it to the emergency center. Don’t delay even for a moment, the police urges in the announcement.