Fraudsters are becoming more and more unscrupulous and are constantly coming up with new rip-offs.
But it is often forgotten that the tried and tested ones have not disappeared either.
Kassel – In the digital age, analog rip-offs have become rare.
Hackers and viruses can get account data to scammers incredibly quickly.
Criminals are becoming more and more unscrupulous.
The Federal Criminal Police Office is now warning of a brazen "Ebay classifieds" scam.
Nowadays almost nothing works without online banking.
But some are still vehemently opposed to the digitization of banks.
It is too dangerous and unsafe for them.
However, they forget that the tried-and-tested transfer process can also be stolen.
According to
Chip,
money is transferred from accounts abroad in the scam.
And all that “old school” with transfer slips.
The scammers only need to know the victim's full name, account details and roughly the signature.
A photo of the bank card from the front and back is enough to know all the necessary information.
The perpetrators then transfer themselves an amount, usually to foreign accounts that are more difficult to trace.
The signature is often not checked, especially for small contributions, which means that forgeries remain undetected.
Bank transfer slip scam: How can I protect myself?
Most importantly, protect your bank details.
These must not be passed on carelessly.
In addition, you should never leave your bank card unattended.
Otherwise, criminals could take a picture of it and have an easy time of it.
Another possibility: analogue transfers can be blocked completely.
This makes sense especially for people who only use online transfers anyway.
Otherwise it is always important to check the account statements carefully in order to be able to determine immediately when a contribution has been debited for no apparent reason.
Beware of scams: money can be demanded back from the bank
If you still fall victim to scammers, don't hang your head.
This can be reported to the bank, which will then take action.
In such cases, the bank is obliged to repay the money.
Only in the case of a perfectly forged signature on the transfer slip would you have to bear the costs yourself.
Do you want to protect yourself from further scams?
With these calls you have to hang up immediately, brazen telephone fraud is imminent.
