Overview
- Verbraucherzentrale alerts highlight active phishing emails that impersonate DKB, PayPal and Sparkassen with claims of account restrictions or unusual activity.
- Recent subjects include “Dringende Maßnahme erforderlich” for DKB, “Ihr PayPal-Konto wurde zur Sicherheit eingeschränkt” for PayPal and “Achtung: Ungewöhnliche Aktivitäten erkannt” for Sparkassen.
- Tactics cited include generic salutations, suspicious sender addresses, spelling errors, embedded verification links and short deadlines of 24–48 hours that pressure quick action.
- Guidance urges users to avoid email links, verify notices by logging in via official websites or apps, delete or report suspicious messages and forward samples to consumer centers.
- If credentials were entered, consumers should change passwords immediately, contact provider support, consider a police report and update security software to scan affected devices.