Month: March 2025

Drivers are having a hard time at the moment. Cell phone parking scams are spreading, too. For months now, criminals have been trying to make money with fake Asfinag or other vignette sales points. The scam is always the same: fraudsters copy the websites of Asfinag and Co. and thus lure their victims into the trap. Alleged vignette purchase outrages driversThey believe they can buy a vignette and leave their credit card details. Initially, only the price of the alleged vignette is debited, while a little later, much higher amounts…

Blood rain in Austria: Starting on Saturday, Saharan dust will cause reddish rainfall. Health caution is advised, especially for respiratory diseases.“Blood rain” sounds like the title of a new Stephen King horror novel or an old Viking ritual, but in reality, it is a fascinating natural phenomenon in which rainwater takes on a reddish hue. This happens when fine dust from the Sahara is transported into the atmosphere by wind currents and mixes with rainfall. The dust contains iron oxide, which gives the rain its characteristic red color.At the latest,…

The north wind will pick up, especially in the east, and may be strong in places. Temperatures will drop to between 10 and 0 degrees. Thursday will begin with widespread cloud cover. From the Tyrolean lowlands across western Lower Austria to the north of Upper Styria, it will remain cloudy throughout the day, with light rain falling in some areas, especially in the mountains. Snowfall is possible at times above an altitude of 1000 to 1400 meters. The sun shines occasionally in the south, especially in East Tyrol and Upper…

Suddenly the account is empty – just because of a small scan. They are practical, can be seen everywhere, and are extremely dangerous: QR codes. Throughout Austria, the police are warning of a new, perfidious scam. Criminals are shamelessly exploiting the increasing popularity of the square codes to obtain the data and money of unsuspecting citizens. Drivers who buy parking tickets by cell phone are being targeted, and customers of banks and parcel services are also being targeted increasingly. The perpetrators are acting with frightening sophistication. The scam is simple,…