Overview

• Recent campaigns have targeted customers of more than ten organizations including Sparkasse, ING, Postbank, Targobank, DKB, N26, Deutsche Bahn and DHL with deceptive emails.
• Phishing messages often use generic salutations, spelling mistakes and urgent prompts to confirm account details or reset passwords via suspicious links.
• In Recklinghausen, a senior citizen handed over their bank card to fraudsters posing as Sparkasse staff, leading to unauthorized withdrawals and a police probe.
• Security experts emphasize that legitimate banks and service providers never request sensitive information by email and urge verification through official apps or websites.
• Consumers who suspect they have been targeted should immediately change passwords, contact their provider and report the incident to authorities to limit losses.