This fake message is hardly recognizable

Consumers should pay close attention these days when an SMS from DHL lands on their smartphone. Because the parcel service warns of a phishing scam that has it all. If such fake news can often simply be identified as attempted fraud, this is becoming really difficult with the current wave.

Beware of phishing SMS: This DHL fake is almost perfect

DHL customers should be wary. The parcel service is currently warning of one cunning message said to have come from DHL itself. However, this is not the case. It asks for addresses or contains a request to update your own data at DHL. As always: Don’t follow the link contained in the SMS message and, above all, do not install any programs that are offered to you via such messages.

According to DHL, the particular problem with this current smishing case is: The Message the scammers is very well done. Some of the messages would therefore be in the smartphone of those affected Appear in real chat histories with DHL. Although DHL or DHL Paket is displayed as the sender of the SMS, the message does not really come from DHL. Fake SMS can become a problem, especially for customers who have activated real SMS notifications or are currently waiting for a package.

But there is one hint: “But we challenge you as a matter of principle never respond to payments or (address) data changes via SMS,” DHL explains in a Facebook post:

So at least in this case you can tell if the sender of a message is trying to rip you off or if the real company is actually behind it. Basically, to protect your data, you should never follow links from messages that you cannot unequivocally recognize as reliable.

Keep your eyes peeled: What consumers need to be aware of

If you still have doubts, it is worth doing your own research online. If its without the link to use the calls the DHL website and register as a customer, you will also receive all the necessary information about your shipments or packages that await you there. Anyone who also keeps their eyes open for current cases of fraud attempts via phishing is warned early on.

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