The Electronic Crime Investigation Directorate informs citizens of the mission emails on allegedly granting loans to a large number of Internet users
The perpetrators of these messages promise recipients, allegedly directly and easily, to grant loans, even large sums of money, with a low interest rate and fast financing
The messages are meant to convince, in a deceptive way ("fishing"), willing and unsuspecting citizens seeking money or loan, sending sensitive personal data and money
The Greek Police's Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate, in its preventive action to prevent citizens' deception, informs internet users that in recent days there has been an upsurge in sending fraudulent emails to a large number of internet users.
With these messages, unknown actors try to deceive the recipients to get them sensitive personal data and money.
In particular, the perpetrators through the above emails promise internet users supposedly, directly and easily, the granting of loans, even large amounts of money, with low interest rates and quick financing procedures.
In fact, in these messages, as contact information given, there is only an email address, while the address of their supposed physical headquarters, mobile or landline, is never given phones, or any other contact information.
The Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate points out that these messages do not come from credit institutions or companies under any circumstances supply of credits, specially licensed for this purpose and informs Internet users that this kind of messages are intended to convince, in a deceptive way ("phishing"), the willing and unsuspecting people who are looking for the granting of money or a loan, to send:
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or their personal information and data (ID card, passport, tax registration number (A.F.M.) etc.), to further use them for malicious purposes,
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or personal financial data (bank account numbers, PIN numbers, credit card numbers, ATM card information, verification codes credit cards etc.)
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or to be asked to initially advance an amount, in order to supposedly start the procedure disbursement of the loan. In fact, in the latter case, they request that the sums of money be sent through money courier companies and not through bank accounts.
The Electronic Crime Enforcement Division recommends and encourages internet users that they should not respond to and respond to emails through which personal data or financial data are requested. Also, never send personal information or transaction details through a shared webmail.
Additionally, Internet users are advised not to open e-mails, whose origin or sender is not sure. Particularly dangerous are e-mails of unknown origin containing attachments and more .exe, .pif, ή .vbs.
It is recalled that for similar incidents, citizens can contact the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office on the following contact details:
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By phone: 210 – 6476959
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Sending e-mail to: ccu@cybercrimeunit.gov.gr
