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German Consumers Hit by Surge of Brand-Specific Phishing Schemes

Scammers use professional branding alongside tight deadlines to trick customers in the banking, telecom or parcel sectors into revealing login credentials.

Kunden der Sparkasse sind ins Visier von Kriminellen geraten.
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Die Sparkasse warnt derzeit vor Phishing-Mails, mit denen sich Betrüger Zugang zum Online-Banking verschaffen wollen.
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Overview

  • Criminals impersonate Deutsche Telekom, sending emails that falsely claim unsynced IBANs in T-Online accounts and threaten phone-number suspension.
  • Phishing campaigns target ING and Consorsbank customers with urgent security or maintenance requests that lead to credential-stealing sites.
  • Fake Sparkasse emails use “Servicekommunikation, Aktion erforderlich” alerts to prompt pushTAN updates and coerce data entry under threat of account restrictions.
  • DHL customers receive deceptive “Einfuhrzoll/Steuerzahlung” notices lacking shipment details to trick recipients into paying bogus import fees.
  • The BSI and Verbraucherzentrale have issued updated warnings and step-by-step guides advising consumers to verify requests via official channels and avoid clicking unknown links.