Another delusional email was found to be released as a alleged letter by Greek Police Chief, Lieutenant General Dimitrios Malliouwith which the recipients of the ‘give explanations»For allegedly involved in illegal acts on the internet.

The message is coming to be added to a series of others with similar contentsuch as the recently contained in the Minister’s letter Victory and the leader of ELAS, presenting minimal variations, mainly in terms of e -mail addresses and details of the alleged sender.

In this context, citizens are invited to be particularly careful When they receive such, obviously, false messages and delete them, as they may be particularly harmful to their devices or even lead to their financial deception.

How are deceitful/harmful emails recognized?

To protect against such scams, citizens can take the following actions:

  • Appearance Header of the e-mail: Use the Header’s email viewer option, as they contain important information about the sender, recipient and route followed by various servers.
  • Checking Message: Carefully check the address of the sender and search for any unusual elements, such as incorrect names or strange endings. For example, in this case the address of the sender is [email protected], which obviously shows that this is a delusional message.
  • Syntactic and Spelling Errors: Fragile messages often contain grammatical or syntactic errors that reveal their fake.
  • Attached files and links: Do not open attachments or links from unknown or suspicious sources, as they may contain malware.
  • Requests for Personal Data: The Greek Police and other state agencies will never request by e-mail personal data or information.
  • Information of information: In case of doubt, communicate directly with the official authorities to confirm the validity of the message.

There is more information and tips on cases of electronic deception on the website of the Electronic Crime Prosecution Division www.cybelert.gr.

Below is one of the e -mail messages with which deceitful letters are traded. Careful check before the attached file is opened is critical to avoid deception!

In collaboration with everyone, we can prevent online scams and protect our personal data.