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WhatsApp scam: Police warn of new scam in Upper Austria. Perpetrators demand money transfers from hijacked contacts. Tips for protection and the latest information. There have been numerous warnings in recent months: fake police officers, the love scam, and crypto fraud. The police and consumer protection agencies can barely keep up—and now there is already the next nasty scam. Unknown perpetrators hijack the phone number of an existing contact and then send a message requesting an allegedly urgent money transfer. The Upper Austria State Criminal Police Office is sounding the…

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Scammers promise victims a supposed reimbursement of costs. Anyone who receives such a call should hang up immediately. If the phone rings and someone answers with the words, “Hello, this is ÖGK Cost Reimbursement. We need your IBAN and BIC so that we can carry out the transfer.” Then this is not a reason to rejoice but rather an attempt at fraud. Therefore, hang up. There has been a recent increase in fake calls and phishing emails in the name of Austrian Lotteries, the City of Vienna, and the Austrian…

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The travel booking platform Omio has used global weather data to list the Christmas markets in Europe where snow is most likely to fall. So if you’re looking for a white Christmas, you don’t have to travel all the way to the North Pole – some of Europe’s most charming cities offer you the chance to celebrate in the snow. In Austria in particular, you can look forward to snow-covered Christmas markets and festively decorated old towns. Snow guaranteed in Finland If you’re looking for a winter wonderland, Finland should…

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Price shock in November! Many things will become more expensive now that the heating season is starting, and many will feel the impact of the increased CO₂ tax and higher electricity costs (+33%). Fees have risen sharply—the e-card fee, which is due on November 15, 2025, has almost doubled to 25 euros! Other costs are also painful: since July 2025, fees for official documents such as passports and driver’s licenses in Austria have increased by almost 50% in some cases. Streaming is becoming more expensive—Spotify is raising its prices by…

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Cases of fraud are on the rise again in Austria. The police in Tyrol are warning of a current wave of telephone scams in which the perpetrators pretend to be police officers or detectives. By now, there is hardly an Austrian who has never received a fraudulent text message, phone call, or email. But the number of these scams currently in circulation is staggering, as the saying goes. Police warn of wave of calls Whether it’s “children who have lost their cell phones,” an urgent request to log in to…

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