UN guidelines on phishing attacks

The Directorate for the Prosecution of Electronic Crime informs the citizens about an attempt to capture sums of money and personal data () by sending fraudulent emails.

With these messages, unsuspecting potential buyers or mainly sellers of products are approached on Internet classifieds websites, with the aim of convincing them, in a deceptive way ["phishing"], to send either various sums of money through electronic payment systems and companies - courier to accounts abroad, or even their personal information and finances Phishing phishing phishing phishing

These messages require great care, as they use logos and elements on line services through which money transfers are processed via the Internet and appear extremely plausible.

We urge citizens to be very careful to avoid their financial deception and not be persuaded by such messages

The Electronic Crime Prosecution Division of the Hellenic Police, as part of its preventive action to avoid defrauding citizens, informs citizens of the and avoid being defrauded by the ever-changing forms of online fraud.

Specifically, unsuspecting internet users, who are either prospective buyers or mainly product sellers, have been approached lately in the Internet ad websites, and are sent by malicious users of fraudulent e-mails (e-mails).

They indicate that they are willing to buy the product displayed in the advertisement, claiming that they have also deposited the required money to a well-known on-line service through which money transfers are processed over the internet, and that has not been done .

It should be noted that these messages require a great deal of attention, as they use logos and on-line services, through which money transfers are made over the internet and are extremely plausible (Phishing).

They then ask the unsuspecting user to deposit additional shipping costs through systems and companies of electronic payments - courier to foreign accounts in order to obtain financial benefit

On this occasion, the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office urges citizens to be particularly careful when they receive such messages over the internet to avoid their possible financial deception.

It is emphasized that the messages are intended to persuade, unsuspectingly, "phishing" or unsuspecting prospective buyers or, in particular, sellers of products, to Internet ad sites, to:

  • or different money through systems and companies of electronic payments - courier to foreign accounts.
  • or even their personal information (ID, passport, tax identification number - VAT, etc.), financial data (bank account numbers, personal numbers - PIN numbers), to use them further for malicious aims.

Based on the above, Internet users are recommended:

  • Do not respond to and respond to such emails through which personal data or financial data may still be requested.
  •  When making online transactions, they make a confirmation of depositing money to the services that carry out money transfers via the Internet.
  • Do not send by email, their personal information (ID, passport, tax identification number - VAT, etc.) and financial data (bank account numbers, personal codes - PIN numbers) etc. data.
  • Cross the details of each prospective buyer, seller, and through a second source or phone number.
  • Type URL addresses in the browser rather than using hyperlinks that are sent along with messages. This avoids a form of phishing-like fraud called "pharming" (misleading), which redirects users from legitimate Web sites to counterfeits for the purpose of stealing personal data .

It is reminded that citizens can contact the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office on the following contact details:

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