https://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/ Current phishing emails and scam texts in plain words. en https://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/#s-69f73604fec6https://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/#s-69f73604fec6Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0100A supposed register check is meant to lure companies to a suspicious website. The Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO) warns about this current e-mail. Business owners should never handle mail from a “register” through links in the message. https://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/#s-bbcd2e0d426ahttps://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/#s-bbcd2e0d426aThu, 29 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0100The sites lure people with rock-bottom prices and easy booking. They advertise on Facebook and Instagram and hide behind the names of real travel companies and airlines. Watchlist Internet has examined a wide network of such sites. https://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/#s-c769db770d15https://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/#s-c769db770d15Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0100The Austrian health insurer ÖGK is often used as a cover for fraud, and warnings about it appear weekly. Criminals now exploit exactly that: they send their own “warning” that really leads into a phishing trap. https://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/#s-324f0af85edehttps://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/#s-324f0af85edeTue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0100The housing market is tight, and anyone who finds an affordable flat wants to be quick: contact, viewing, signature. Fraudsters target exactly that rush and use flat adverts to spread malware. https://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/#s-e83203aea599https://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/#s-e83203aea599Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0100Criminals use the name of the electronics retailer Mediamarkt for several scams at once. Besides fake shops, they also send offers for supposedly discounted devices from cancelled orders. https://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/#s-b454561c2074https://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/#s-b454561c2074Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0100The sender name looks trustworthy, the graphics official and the tone friendly. Supposedly the Prime trial ends in 72 hours and then turns into a two-year subscription. To prevent that you are told to open a link: that is the trap. https://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/#s-5ff880a8a97ehttps://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/#s-5ff880a8a97eFri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0100A call from a bank employee, an e-mail from the insurer or a text from a ministry: familiar sender details feel safe. But what the display shows does not have to be true. A technique called spoofing makes that possible. https://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/#s-c49351253d5chttps://daniele-michelin.com/en/scam-radar/#s-c49351253d5cFri, 09 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100“This is your bank, we have noticed a suspicious transfer”: the caller knows your name and even your account number, which sounds convincing at first. Watchlist Internet explains why criminals can know so much and how social engineering works.