Numerous Victims of "Phishing Traps": Police Warns of Scam Tactics

Among them is a 36-year-old woman from Southeast Styria: On January 7, she reported that she was lured to a deceptively real-looking website of her bank via a text message and entered personal data using a QR code. Afterwards, money was withdrawn from her account from Vienna, the police said on Friday.

Police Warns of "Phishing Traps" Across Austria

It turned out that the Styrian woman may not have been the only victim of the group of perpetrators: Similar cases were also reported in Vienna, Upper Austria, and Salzburg. A connection could exist, according to the investigators. It is assumed that there could be more cases in Austria. With images from surveillance cameras of those ATMs where money was withdrawn from the victims, the search for the suspects is now underway.

(APA/Red)

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