Overview

• Consumer advocates report active Targobank‑branded emails demanding an alleged easyTAN update with the subject line “Dringend: Kontozugriff sichern Ref-ID#:”.
• Red flags in the emails include a generic greeting, a suspicious sender address, and a link that pretends to lead to online banking, with urgent text formatting used to pressure action.
• Recipients are advised to move the message to spam, avoid clicking links or entering data, and check any account notices only in the Targobank app or on the official website.
• The Bundesnetzagentur warns of phone scams frequently using 07252/5861370, where callers impersonate police officers or bank staff to coerce transfers or cash handovers across Germany.
• People who receive such calls should hang up, contact their local police using known numbers, and never share banking or card details over the phone.