Day: May 11, 2022

Currently, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) warns against fraudsters who pretend to be employees of Europol, the police or Interpol on the phone. Victims receive a call in which a computer voice explains a fake scenario, such as that the personal passport ID has been stolen and is related to a crime. This is followed by a request to press 1. Subsequently, a person answers, asking for sensitive data or even requesting money transfers. Europol explicitly writes on its homepage that it does not call people. The BKA writes that police authorities do not request money transfers over the… Read More

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