Married couple in Samtens lose 160,000 euros to fraudsters - so it happened!

Married couple in Samtens lose 160,000 euros to fraudsters - so it happened!

in Volens, a tranquil community in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, a couple has lost almost 160,000 euros due to a brazen telephone fraud. The Neubrandenburg police provide information about the alarming details of this incident and urges other citizens of similar machinations. In particular, the method of spoofing, in which fraudsters pretend to be a trustworthy bank, seems to be used more and more. Current developments show that such frauds experience a worrying increase.

The 69-year-old woman received a call from a supposed bank who informed about alleged irregularities on her account. Unfortunately, she was not suspicious enough due to the known telephone number and willingly gave her access data and TANS prize. The fraudsters used QR codes for the generation of TAN, which they transmitted through a messenger service. The following day, the woman found unjustified debit and immediately blocked all of her accounts, but the damage was already done. The case once again illustrates how important phishing protection and critical thinking are.

Risk of call-id spoofing

More and more people are tempted by call-ID spoofing for the disclosure of sensitive data. According to a report by akh-h.de , fraudsters have started attacks in recent years. A remarkable case concerns a customer who was rejected by Sparkasse Barnim as gross negligence after she was the victim of a phishing attack. However, the district court of Eberswalde decided that the bank is obliged to repay 4,785 euros, since security deficiencies occurred in customer care, including the lack of a two-factor authentication.

Other banks also get into the crossfire due to similar incidents. A judgment of the Cologne Regional Court states that the Sparkasse Cologne-Bonn has to repay more than 9,900 euros after a customer has been cheated on the S-Pushtan app. Such judgments strengthen the rights of consumers and should serve as a warning signal for all banks to rethink their security standards.

Recommendations of the police

The police urge to be skeptical of being skeptical when calling supposed banks. Customers should never disclose tan or access data on the phone and - if insecurities exist - contact the bank directly. A healthy distrust could save a lot of money and protect from great losses. The developments clearly show that banks and savings banks are liable for damage if it cannot be proven that customers have acted grossly negligently. n-tv.de therefore also reports about the precaution that every customer should take.