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The number shown on your display can be faked. German police never call from 110.
If you are on such a call right now
Hang up if someone asks for money, a PIN or a TAN. Then call the organisation yourself, using a number you know.
Do not call back unknown numbers from abroad. The call can be expensive.
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.
Fake police, fake bank employee
Your display shows 110 or your bank’s number, then a courier is to collect money or your card. German police never call from 110, and your bank never asks for your PIN or TAN.
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Ping call
It rings only once, briefly, from a foreign number. Do not call back, the call can be expensive.
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