Overview
- The scam, flagged Thursday by Mimikama and German outlets with authorities reporting nationwide circulation, sends “final notice” emails to Deutschlandticket subscribers claiming a missed €63 payment.
- Messages pose as DB Vertrieb GmbH, cite a SEPA direct-debit failure, and push a bank transfer within 48 hours while warning of extra charges up to €170.
- A key red flag is the sender E-invoicingDB@protonmail.com, which is not an official Deutsche Bahn address.
- Recipients are urged to ignore the demand, move the mail to spam, and verify any balance only in the official Deutsche Bahn customer portal.
- Anyone who already transferred money should call their bank right away to try to recall the payment and file a police report, since speed improves the odds.