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Payment settlement: beware of fraudulent emails

Numerous emails are currently circulating in the name of the Federal Public Service Finance.

This email informs you that an amount of €42 must be settled for your 2024 tax year.

The email contains the bank details to which the amount…

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Fraudulent email in the name of the CCB

Did you get this message?Do not click on a link in a suspicious message, do not open attachments and do not download applications when prompted.Suspicious emails can be forwarded to suspicious@safeonweb.be. Did you click on a suspicious…
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Cyber driving licence? Beware, it's an April fool's joke that makes you think about cybersecurity

On 1 April, a striking message appeared at the Centre for Cyber Security Belgium (CCB): from 2026, a compulsory cyber driving licence would be required to still access the internet. 

The message seemed implausibly absurd and it was…

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Beware of fraudulent calls from +44!

You have received a call from a number starting with +44. Be careful! It may be a telephone scam.

The +44 is the country code for the United Kingdom, but that does not mean that the call is actually coming from there. Fraudsters use…

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Pas op voor valse advertenties op sociale media

Safeonweb warns of an increase in fake advertisements on social media. Scammers use various tactics to deceive you: familiar faces, brand names or news articles.  

They lure you in with unbelievable…

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Warning: fake websites are circulating in the name of Casa

Scams are currently circulating using online advertisements (including on Facebook and Instagram) wherein those referring to fake retailers claim to be from Casa, the recently bankrupt interior design chain. These fraudulent sites are offering…

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Beware: fake emails in circulation on behalf of De Watergroep

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Warning: new virus infects security cameras. Secure your smart devices.

Researchers have discovered a new virus that has infected 5,000 smart devices worldwide, including 372 devices in Belgium. These are mainly security cameras and network video recorders connected to the internet.  

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Suspicious text message in the name of the RJV/ONVA is doing the rounds

RJV/ONVA has informed us that a suspicious text message is doing the rounds asking you to update your details. Do not do this under any circumstances.

If you click on the link in the text message, you will be sent to a fake website where…

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