Beware of phone calls using recorded messages in which perpetrators pretend to be police authorities
ΟThe police and prosecuting authorities will not ask you for sensitive personal data or bank account details over the phone
In the last period of time, cases of attempts to deceive citizens through telephone calls with the aim of extracting sensitive personal data, financial information or even security codes have been reported to the Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate.
Phone calls are made from landlines or mobile phones using a recorded message in English or Greek. The perpetrators of these calls, pretending to be police authorities, urge citizens to follow specific steps in order to be informed about pending criminal cases that are allegedly pending against them.
Following the above, the Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate recommends to citizens:
- be careful with such phone calls,
- to keep the telephone number from which they have been called,
- not call back a number provided to them via voicemail;
- to be cautious – not to talk to anyone who calls them and asks for sensitive information,
- not to disclose their online banking passwords, card details or other sensitive information via email or phone.
- not to give, under any circumstances, the "PIN" code of the credit or debit card or the access code of their bank account through e-banking.
It is noted that citizens can obtain useful tips to avoid being deceived in the "Citizen's Guide", which is hosted on the website of the Hellenic Police ( www.hellenicpolice.gr ) as well as through the official accounts of the Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate, on the following social media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CyberAlertGR
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyberalert.gr/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/CyberAlert
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSE…H8tkxzBzX8gVcQ
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