Fraudsters impersonate the Ministry of Finance. They demand a parking fee

Fraudsters send fake e-mails impersonating the Ministry of Finance and demanding payment for an alleged parking in a restricted zone, the ministry warned on Friday. As the Ministry of Finance emphasized, this is an attempt to extort data or money.

The Ministry of Finance warned against cybercriminals who try to extort data or funds using fake e-mails.

According to the press release, fraudsters send fake e-mails demanding payment for allegedly parking in a restricted zone. In this way, they try to persuade you to pay a fictitious fee. After clicking on the link, the user is redirected to a website that may require confidential data. In this way, fraudsters try to obtain information such as personal data, bank account numbers, e-mail addresses and passwords, the ministry emphasized.

The Ministry advises to pay attention to the address of the e-mail sender. “If it does not end with 'gov.pl' and the message concerns official matters, increase your vigilance,” it was emphasized. (PAP)

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