Overview
- The fraudulent message uses the subject line “Dringende Maßnahme erforderlich,” alleges five failed login attempts, and threatens restricted services until a supposed verification is completed.
- Verbraucherzentrale highlights telltale errors in the email, including a switch between formal and informal address and the misspelling “Sicherheitsdedenken.”
- The email links to a counterfeit portal; recipients are advised to move such messages to spam, disclose no credentials, and check for real notices in the official DKB app or website.
- Germany’s BSI lists classic phishing red flags such as manufactured urgency, threats, and requests for sensitive data like banking PINs, warning that financial losses are a primary risk.
- Separate alerts the same day reported similar scams targeting Sparkasse and Commerzbank users, reinforcing that this is part of a broader phishing wave against financial services.