Overview

• Germany’s telecom regulator reports a wave of calls in which fraudsters pose as police officers or bank staff to pressure targets into transferring money or handing over cash.
• In many cases the displayed caller ID is 07252/5861370, and recipients are advised not to answer and to report incidents to the police.
• Deutsche Bank warns that criminals try to obtain transaction approvals via photoTAN or BestSign and reiterates it never asks for such releases by phone.
• People are advised to end suspicious calls immediately, contact their bank or local police using known numbers, and alert family and friends to the scam.
• Officials emphasize that no banking details such as IBAN or credit card numbers should ever be disclosed over the phone, with spam and fake bank calls on the rise.