Woman lost 48,000 euros: How to recognize fake websites

A woman from Salzburg (48) from Flachgau actually wanted to save money when buying a vignette. But instead, she lost 48,000 euros.The 48-year-old used a search engine to find a “fake” online store. Believing that she had purchased a vignette for only 96.40 euros instead of the 103.8 euros offered by ASFINAG, she confirmed a so-called SMS-TAN. However, as she did not receive a confirmation by email but another request to confirm an SMS-TAN, the woman from Flachgau became suspicious and subsequently discovered that almost 48,000 euros had been debited…

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