The Greek Banking Union (EET) is sounding the alarm about rampant fraud. Scammers call and send emails to citizens offering to help them receive compensation and benefits, but instead of helping, they empty their bank accounts.
In a statement, the Hellenic Banking Association informs the public of the need to be extremely wary of calls from unknown persons posing as bank employees, lawyers, etc. Under the pretext of allegedly helping to provide compensation for catastrophic natural events that occurred during the last two months (fires and floods), or payment of benefits (for example, market pass, fuel pass, youth pass and others), they, “fooling the head” of a person (especially older people), gain access to his bank account.
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In particular, EET reports that people posing as bank employees, accountants, tax officials, ministry employees or representatives of a help website, contact unsuspecting citizens, extort personal information from them in order to gain access to bank accounts, or send them a link that leads to phishing websites where personal data (logins and passwords) are stolen, allowing scammers to “sneak” money from accounts.
In this context banks urge citizens to be extremely suspicious of such messages received by phone, email or SMS and never disclose your electronic banking/mobile application passwords, your card details, provide scammers with any other access codes to your personal data, or click on unknown links.
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