Unfortunately, everything is possible today: Using a fake phone number, which, however, reads the same as that of the bank, an unscrupulous scammer managed to get a 71-year-old Innsbrucker to transfer more than 100,000 euros to an account via the Internet. By the time the dizziness was noticed, it was already too late. All the money is gone!
The pensioner had already received a mobile message from his alleged house bank last week. It claimed that its online banking registration procedures were being phased out and a new registration via an attached link was required.
“The man followed the link and entered his online banking information,” the detectives said. The next day, the 71-year-old finally got a call from an alleged bank employee. Particularly bold: the bank’s actual number appeared on the display. Unfortunately, this is not possible with current technology.
The fraudster himself spoke of fraud
The fake banker then fooled the senior that the text message asking to re-register was a scam. Therefore, it is necessary to transfer the money to another account. “The alleged bank employee had already prepared the necessary transfers and these only needed to be confirmed by the 71-year-old,” the investigators continue.
Which unfortunately the Innsbrucker did as a result. In total, he transferred more than 100,000 euros. The fraud was only discovered a day later when the victim contacted his bank via the service number. It was of course too late for a refund.
Source: Krone
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