They are currently pretending to be police officers on the phone and putting those affected under pressure with financial demands. How to protect yourself from the scam.
A phone scam is currently rampant:
Alleged Europol employees try to lure their victims with dubious stories and persuade them to transfer money or buy voucher cards.
The police headquarters in North Hesse advises not to let the callers get involved in the conversation, but to end the call directly.
Those affected were informed by computer voice of the alleged theft of their ID card data. Several false Europol employees then tricked the victims into giving them activation codes for voucher cards worth several thousand euros in order to avoid an threatened account blocking.
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Be vigilant, don’t give out data
The police therefore warns against disclosing personal data or information about their own financial circumstances when making such calls.
You should also not respond to the demands of the wrong police officers.
The police also strongly advise against calling the unknown number back.
Instead, she recommends finding out the number of the local police authority yourself and notifying them.
Basically, the following applies: Always be suspicious of unclear monetary claims, regardless of whether they are sent by post, email, telephone or via messenger services.
