Thousands of euros lost by ' #spoofing '. More and more Dutch people seem to be victims of spoofing. They call scammers with exactly the same number as the bank's, for example, and then steal tens of thousands of euros. According to the Fraud Helpdesk, amounts are getting higher and scammers are getting smarter.

“When you get a call, you'll see a phone number in the picture. But you can change that number and on websites you can easily buy another song”. Scammers can call the number of the police or the bank because of this. At least, that number appears on someone's screen. “It is very difficult to recognize, because it is exactly the same song. So you have to be alert. Call the organization back and ask if it is true.”

What is spoofing and how can you recognize it?
We speak of spoofing when a trick is used to assume another identity. For example, a well-known example of spoofing is getting a (phishing) mail from your own email address or supposedly on behalf of an existing bank email address. There are several variants of spoofing.

Email Spoofing
Email spoofing sends an email from an email address that doesn't really own the sender. Anyone can apply the email spoofing trick if an email address is not protected by a Sender Policy Framework (SPF). For example, the email can be sent from your own email address, but also from the email address of a bank or a telecom provider. This makes the mail look reliable. Don't let it fool you. Not sure if the mail is real? Please contact the organization or bank.



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