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29
Jul
2022

Beware of e-mails that look like they come from the police

Many citizens are again reporting false messages that appear to come from the police or Europol. You are allegedly accused of sexual abuse of minors. You are asked to send an e-mail quickly to justify yourself, otherwise you will be prosecuted…

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25
Jul
2022

Number of suspicious messages sent to suspicious@safeonweb.be explodes

123.595 thanks!

Last week, attentive internet users sent no less than 123,595 suspicious messages to suspicious@safeonweb.be. That is 25% more than the average number per week over the past 3 months. That is good news, because all these people did not fall into…

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19
Jul
2022

Beware of scammers posing as the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium

In recent days, we have received several reports of people receiving a suspicious e-mail that seems to come from the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB).  Allegedly, a 'cyber criminal' file has been opened in your name and you are urged to…

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14
Jul
2022

Waiting for a parcel? Watch out for fake e-mails that seem to come from bpost

Waiting for a parcel? Watch out for fake e-mails that seem to come from bpost. The message asks you to pay 'remaining shipping costs', but it is fake. The message was sent from norepley@livio.com, which is in no way a bpost e-mail address.

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13
Jul
2022

False traffic fines circulate again

For 2 weeks now, we have been inundated with false fines that seem to come from the Dutch central government. The message circulates in the Netherlands and Belgium but it is false. Please forward it to suspicious@safeonweb.be and remove it. 

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01
Jul
2022

Let's go on holiday! Do you know the Wifi password by any chance?

Staying connected on holiday with our family and friends is, at first sight, the most normal thing in the world and asking for the Wifi key in the places we go to has become almost instinctive...

However, beware of unpleasant surprises:…

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22
Jun
2022

Again many suspicious e-mails that seem to come from itsme®

There are again many suspicious messages circulating that appear to come from itsme® with the subject "Online identificeren voor bestaande klanten" or "Herstel onmiddelijk uw lts-ID rekening". The message urges you to identify yourself online.  …

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19
Jun
2022

Received a suspicious phone call? Robocalls are on the rise again

Recently, we have been receiving more reports of so-called robocalls. A robocall is an automatically generated telephone call. If you are called by a robocall, you will hear a pre-recorded message or a robotic voice. You will be asked to dial a…

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16
Jun
2022

Beware of messages that appear to come from the Federal Pensions Service

Last week we received more than 5500 reports of fake messages that seem to come from the Federal Pensions Service. There are several versions of the fake message circulating, all trying to lead you to a fake website.  You can quickly see that the…

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