Check a text or messenger message
Copy the text from your messaging app or take a screenshot. This also works for WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram.
How do you have the message?
We keep the text only for the report and delete it after seven days.
Before you paste the message
Did you already tap a link and enter details? Change the password right away and call your bank.
Has money already gone? Call your bank first and report it to the police. The check can wait. What you can do after a transfer
Common schemes right now
A selection from current warnings by German consumer advice centres and the Federal Network Agency.
“Update” your banking app or TAN method
A short deadline, a link to “verify” and the threat of blocking your account. Banks do not send links for this.
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Parcel or customs fee by text
A small amount of one to three euros, a short link and an unknown sender number. Check in the app or on the carrier’s website without using the link.
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Streaming payment failed
Netflix, Disney+, Spotify or Apple supposedly want to block your account within 24 hours. Sign in directly in the app and check there.
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