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Attention: phishing emails in circulation in the name of Bol.com

A fake e-mail is currently circulating in which cybercriminals pretend to be bol.com. This e-mail is not from the well-known web store operating in Belgium and the Netherlands. This email tries to trick you with a reward: very cheap sneakers from…

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Would Lidl give a vacuum cleaner as a gift? Beware of scams

A fake email is currently circulating in which cybercriminals pretend to be Lidl. This email is not from the well-known German chain with supermarkets in our country. This email tries to trick you by mentioning an exceptional reward in the…

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Fraudulent e-mail in the name of various insurance companies

Have you been scammed?
If you have lost money or are being extorted, we recommend that you file a report with your local police straight away.Contact your bank and/or Card Stop on 078 170 170 (+32 78 170 170 from abroad) if you have…
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Beware: fake emails in the name of My eBox

We have received several reports of fraudulent emails in which cybercriminals impersonate My eBox. My eBox an electronic mailbox where you can safely find the messages sent by more and more government services. 

This e-mail tries to…

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FSMA warns of investment fraud

The FSMA is again warning against investment fraud via fake websites. Read the FSMA's full press release here:

(19/12/2024), The Belgian public is once again being approached by companies offering so-called investments in various assets.…

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Fraudulent e-mails targeting businesses in the name of Atradius

Fraudulent e-mails are currently being circulated in the name of the debt collection agency Atradius.

The e-mail, sent to several businesses by a bailiff, demands payment of environmental tax and sewerage tax for 2024. It is supposedly a…

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Your fine must be paid: beware of the scam

An e-mail is currently being circulated in the name of the Agence Nationale de Traitement Automatisé des Infractions (ANTAI). This is the French national agency responsible for collecting fines for parking tickets. Warning: this is a phishing…

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Beware of inheritance fraud: reports of unexpected inheritances are doing the rounds again

We received a nice example of an attempted inheritance fraud email this week (example below).
Inheritance fraud is a common form of scam where criminals try to trick you with a story about an unexpected inheritance. Here's how to recognise…

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Attention: scams via physical letters with QR codes spotted in Switzerland

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