Tyrolean woman loses four-figure sum in online scam
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- A 53-year-old woman from Tyrol lost a low four-figure euro sum in an online scam, police said.
- She believed a fake SMS offered access to FinanzOnline because she had actually requested access from the tax office.
- Days later, she gave transaction verification codes to someone claiming to be a bank employee.
A 53-year-old woman from Tyrol’s Oberland lost a low four-figure sum after falling for a fake SMS that appeared to provide access to FinanzOnline.
The woman had genuinely applied for access through the tax office, so she believed the message was authentic. Days later, she passed verification codes for bank transfers to a person who claimed to work for her bank.
Police said the woman then lost her money. The case highlights the continuing danger posed by phishing, which remains one of the internet’s biggest security problems.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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