Filenews 2 August 2025
The Cybercrime Sub-Directorate of the Police Headquarters has recently received an increased number of complaints from citizens, regarding misleading telephone messages (SMS) that are sent en masse and falsely appear as coming from banking organizations.
These messages usually include information about unauthorized transactions or confirmation codes and invite the recipient to contact a specific phone number.
These are malicious actions aimed at extracting sensitive personal and/or banking data and sums of money.
Recommendations to the public:
- Don't call phone numbers that refer to suspicious or spam messages.
- Don't share personal or banking information over the phone or text message.
- Contact your bank directly, only through the official channels (e.g. call center, official application).
- Report any such incident to the Cybercrime Sub-Directorate, on 22808200 phone.
Prevention starts with information.
Stay vigilant and protect your personal and banking data from malicious actions.
