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Climate bonus SMS: Scammers steal thousands of euros from Carinthian people
Austria🏛️ PoliticsCenter4 hr. ago

Climate bonus SMS: Scammers steal thousands of euros from Carinthian people

A 30-year-old man from the district of Wolfsberg in Carinthia became a victim of an elaborate internet scam on July 29, 2026. Around 1:45 PM, he received a phishing SMS claiming he could receive his climate bonus immediately by entering his personal data. The message contained a link which he clicked, leading him to provide all necessary information. Subsequently, he was contacted by someone posing as a bank employee who instructed him to confirm a 'refund' via express transfer, resulting in a loss of several thousand euros.

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Climate bonus SMS: Scammers steal thousands of euros from Carinthian people

A 30-year-old man from the district of Wolfsberg in Carinthia became a victim of an elaborate internet scam on July 29, 2026. Around 1:45 PM, he received a phishing SMS claiming he could receive his climate bonus immediately by entering his personal data. The message contained a link which he clicked, leading him to provide all necessary information. Subsequently, he was contacted by someone posing as a bank employee who instructed him to confirm a 'refund' via express transfer, resulting in a loss of several thousand euros.

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