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Email Scams

Phishing Campaign Posing as Germany’s Rundfunkbeitrag Pressures Instant Bank Transfers

Investigators traced the payout account to a Spanish bank with a German branch.

Banks and Booking.com Users Hit by Targeted Phishing Using Real Booking and Account Data

Phishing Emails Target Deutschlandticket Users With Fake €63 Final Notices

BaFin Flags WhatsApp Investment Scams as Police Count €280,000 in Bank‑Impersonation Losses

German Banks and PayPal Targeted by New Phishing Wave Seeking Mobile-Pay Activations

Watchdogs Warn of New PayPal and Deutsche Bank Phishing Waves Using High-Pressure Tactics

Germany Warns of Multi-Brand Phishing Wave Targeting Bank and IONOS Customers

Telekom Warns of Ongoing Two-Step Phishing Wave Targeting Customers

New PayPal Phishing Wave in Germany Uses 48-Hour Threats as Bank Scams Spread

PayPal Outage Fallout: Banks Flag Scams as Backlogged Debits Are Processed

Hacker Advertises 15.8 Million PayPal Logins for $750 as Experts Doubt a Direct Breach

German Phishing Campaign Expands With Personalized QR-Code Letters and Brand-Spoofing Emails

German Consumers Hit by Surge of Brand-Specific Phishing Schemes

Phishing Attacks Intensify Against Major German Banks and Services

German Banks Warn Customers Over Surge in Sophisticated Phishing Emails

New DHL Phishing Scam Deploys Identical Fake Tracking Numbers to Demand Overweight Fees

Dresden Court Deems PushTAN Authentication Insufficient, Orders Sparkasse to Reimburse

Phishing Attacks Escalate Against German Bank and Online Service Customers

Phishing Wave Hits PayPal, Amazon, Netflix and Sparkasse as WhatsApp Scams Yield Six-Figure Losses

Phishing on PayPal, Amazon and ING Surges in Germany as Victims Lose Thousands