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Hanover.Consumer advocates have long been warning of fraudulent SMS that announce shipment success.This gives the appearance that it is a message from the post or another parcel service.He points out the supposed customer that a package shipment has gone on the way.The package will only be transported further if the necessary postage has been paid.
If you then curiously tip the link in the SMS, you will come to a fake package tracking page, in which you should first enter a fictitious shipment number that was also in the short message.And an online form is to be filled with personal data - the actual phishing attack.
The police in Lower Saxony also report similar cases.Criminals would currently generously send deceptive fake SMS in which a parcel delivery is announced.A link must be activated to confirm-which, however, triggered SMS shipping.In addition, the malware can "be spied on and remotely controlled by the malware," said the Lower Saxony State Criminal Police Office.
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Those affected received 150 SMS
The victims receive an SMS from a 0174 number with the text “Your package was sent.Please check and accept it.http: //..duckdns.org “.This means that the fraudsters use the increased high demand for online trading in the Corona crisis: Many people actually expect a package and, indignantly, click on the link in the SMS.
A person concerned stated that after clicking on the link, a black side appeared on their smartphone - and nothing happened at first.However, people from all over Germany then called on her and asked about a supposed package notification.According to the police, hundreds of SMS had been sent from their phone with the further distribution of the harmful link.Another affected person would not have clicked on the link, but then received 150 more SMS of 0174 numbers during the day.
Set up the third -party lock and do not click on the link
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Die Polizei empfiehlt, eine Drittanbietersperre einzurichten und das Smartphone in den Flugmodus zu schalten, falls eine Betrugs-SMS dieser Art angekommen ist. Anschließend sollte der Mobilfunkanbieter informiert und advertisement erstattet werden. Der Link sollte auf keinen Fall angeklickt werden, da sich so Schadsoftware auf dem Telefon einnisten kann. Bei Android-Geräten sollte die Option deaktiviert werden, unbekannte Apps installieren zu können.
