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Fake SMS: Tyrolean on the Internet Cheated on Small Assets

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53-year-old fell for a fake text message and passed on verification codes.

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53-year-old fell for a fake text message and passed on verification codes.

·Vienna, Austria
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A supposed SMS for registration at FinanzOnline became a disaster for a 53-year-old Tyrolean. The woman entered personal and banking data on a fake website. A few days later, an alleged bank employee registered – and made the woman pass on real verification codes. More than a thousand euros are gone.

·Vienna, Austria
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A 53-year-old woman from the Tyrolean Oberland fell for a fake text message at the end of August. The message should give the impression that it is about registering her financial online access. Later, a false bank employee contacted the woman and made her pass on several verification codes. TIROL. At the end of August, the 53-year-old received a text message on her mobile phone with a link.

A 53-year-old from the Tyrolean Oberland lost a low four-digit sum in an Internet fraud. She fell for a fake text message, which was supposed to give her access to FinanzOnline. As the woman had actually requested access to the tax office, she thought the text message was real. A few days later, she passed on verification codes for transfers to an alleged bank employee and lost her money, according to the police.

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·Linz, Austria
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A 53-year-old woman from the Oberland has been the victim of a fraud. At the end of August, she received a text message on her mobile phone with a link to the supposed registration of her financial online access.

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5min.at broke the news on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
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