The message tells you that you have received a document from the Flemish Parliament and invites you to click on a link to supposedly access their portal. Do not do this, as the link actually leads to a fraudulent website that will ask for your bank details.
What should you look out for?
- The sender's email addresses are not official addresses, such as vlaamsestichting@gmail.com or vlaamsecuraat@gmail.com.
The Flemish Parliament only sends newsletters from the address: no-reply@parlement.vlaanderen.
- The email is not personalised to the recipient and is very general, such as “Dear reader”.
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Don't fall into the trap!
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What to do?
- Do not click on a link in a suspicious message, do not open attachments and do not download applications if you are asked to.
- Suspicious emails can be forwarded to suspicious@safeonweb.be.
- Suspicious text messages can also be forwarded. Take a screenshot and send it to suspicious@safeonweb.be. The content is then processed automatically.
Did you click on a suspicious link?
- If you have clicked on the link, do not complete the fields and terminate any interaction.
- NEVER give out personal codes.
- If you have entered a password that you also use elsewhere, change it immediately.
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 passed on bank details, money is disappearing from your bank account or if you have transferred money to a scammer. In this way, any fraudulent transactions can be blocked.
