Tricks seen through

How to avoid falling into these ten fraud traps!

The police are now stepping up their efforts to combat all forms of fraud. The background to this is that the number of crimes is increasing year on year.

(Bild: Annette Riedl)

For ten days, the police and banks want to inform you about all forms of phishing scams. The "Krone" knows the details and tells you about the ten most perfidious tricks used by criminals.

Phishing is when someone pretends to be a trustworthy person or institution via false websites, e-mails or text messages in order to obtain data or money. A crime that happens tens of thousands of times a year in Austria - and causes millions and millions in damage.