Typical signs of a fake Sparkassen-Mail
Already in the depicted example, you can find seven clues to spurious Sparkassen-mail:
- The sender, and do not indicate the savings Bank are likely to be fakes. So pay attention to extensions such as "@sparkasse". Unfortunately, many Fake emails are well camouflaged and use the sender as "direkt@sparkasse.de".
- The E was sent-Mail not to you personally, but to a distribution list, is it certainly a fake e-Mail.
- At the latest, in the form of address most of the Fake Mails expose: The savings Bank knows, of course, their full names and addresses in E-Mails personally.
- Refer to the left not on the savings side, but on a different URL, this is definitely a Phishing site or a site with Malware. It's best not to open such Links in the first place.
- Uncertain spelling and grammar are also clear signs of a Fake Mail.
- You will see characters such as umlauts or the German "sharp S", as cryptic special characters that was written in the Mail, most likely abroad. It comes thus hardly of the savings Bank.
- Some of the Fake Mails you can recognize the fact that typical English phrases are adopted into German: "Respectfully" is to "be respectful" and "best regards" to "best Regards" - such unusual greeting formulas indicate that the translation machinery. Here, you should definitely be suspicious.
- Your Bank will also ask you never to enter your PIN, TAN or the like. Never disclose such secret data!
Fake Sparkassen-Mail
More tips against counterfeit Sparkassen-Mails
If you are in your present E-Mail is still not about the authenticity of sure can help you with the following information for the savings banks more:
- The Sparkasse Aachen shows you more examples of Phishing emails, and Pharming sites.
- The savings Bank warns directly to your website from Phishing Mails and gives you tips for safe Online Banking.
- The Sparkasse Aachen is also regularly current safety information is known. Best to check the website of your local savings Bank.
Fraudulent Sparkassen-Mail - which you should do
You have received a fake E-Mail, just delete it. If you, however, already personal data, on the Link of a Fake Mail is clicked or an attachment opened, you should perform the following steps as soon as possible:
- Call the emergency lock- number "116 116" to. Here, you can lock the account access and further steps to discuss. The Hotline is open around the clock, free of charge.
- You can forward suspicious emails to "warnung@sparkasse.de". So, the Bank may investigate the matter and further protect customers.
Fraudsters not only use the savings Bank for the Fake Mails. In addition, practical tips to learn how you can also fake a PayPal, Amazon and other Spam e-Mails to detect.
