Overview
- Consumer advocates report phishing emails to PayPal users with the subject “Ihr PayPal-Konto wurde zur Sicherheit eingeschränkt” that link to fake verification pages and impose 24–48 hour deadlines.
- Sparkasse customers are receiving convincing messages titled “Achtung: Ungewöhnliche Aktivitäten erkannt” that claim temporary restrictions and steer victims to credential‑harvesting sites.
- Further campaigns impersonate DKB with “Verifizierung: Bitte Telefonnummer bestätigen” and press Commerzbank and Volksbank users to reactivate photoTAN or “security certificates” under set deadlines.
- BSI and ProPK have published a public checklist advising users to avoid email links, verify only via official apps or websites, enable two‑factor authentication or passkeys, and immediately block online banking via Sperr‑Notruf 116 116 if data was disclosed.
- Police highlight substantial losses from related scams, including a case in Rems‑Murr‑Kreis where a man lost over €300,000 to a crypto investment scheme promoted via social media and messaging groups.