Fake emails from the Police ?! From the Address Electronic Crime of the Hellenic Police, a regular procedure case file is formed, in the context of the investigation of a case of sending misleading e-mails, with the alleged sender being the Hellenic Police Headquarters.
In particular, according to complaints, unknown perpetrators sent e-mails to internet users with the following address: police@department.gr.
These messages contain text (it is obviously automated translation – κακής quality – from English), with which the recipient is informed of an alleged violation of electronic banking services (e-banking).
The sender of the messages "signs" as "Hellenic Police Headquarters", with postal address and contact telephone number corresponding to the Police Service, while the fax number shown belongs to a private company.
See a sample of emails:
In this context, the Electronic Crime Investigation Directorate informs citizens:
- be especially careful in case they find out the existence of such posts on social media networks or receive emails to avoid possible financial fraud
- να μην ανταποκρίνονται σε τέτοιου είδους αναρτήσεις στα Social Networks και να μην απαντάνε σε ηλεκτρονικά μηνύματα μέσω των οποίων ζητούνται προσωπικά δεδομένα ή οικονομικής φύσεως στοιχεία.
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