Overview

• Scammers have sent urgent emails to customers of Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken claiming their TAN registrations under a new “Sicherheitskonzept 2025” have expired to harvest login details.
• DKB clients are receiving messages falsely stating their online-banking profiles were deactivated and urging immediate data confirmation via embedded links to avoid supposed account closure.
• Customers of ING, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank and Postbank face emails featuring realistic buttons and threats of account suspension designed to steal sensitive information.
• PayPal users are targeted by phishing messages lacking official logos and using generic sender addresses to demand immediate account updates.
• Banks and the Verbraucherzentrale advise deleting suspicious messages, avoiding embedded links and verifying any security alert through official apps or websites.