Phishing E-mail Financial Supervisory Authority Bafin Gottlob Berger
“Post from the BaFin? – I don’t believe in life!” With the necessary portion of skepticism, online criminals are almost always beaten a little. Photo: Christin Klose/ dpa-tmn
There is a fictitious story behind the transfer request: allegedly, you should receive money back after the payment, which you have invested in unlicensed online trading platforms. To make the matter more credible, the fraudsters send a security contract with them, which is supposed to come from BaFin, but of course it is fake.
To make contact, the criminals indicate in the e-mail signature “BAFIN Team” as well as the name of an alleged employee: Dr. Gottlob Berger. According to the authority, everything is fictitious here as well. No one of that name is employed by BaFin. Anyone who is seriously insecure can find themselves under the 0800/ 21 00 500 contact the free hotline of the authority.
