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Topic Consumer protection Recognising financial fraud

High returns, opportunities to get rich quick, seemingly innocuous e-mails and job offers from BaFin – fraudsters will try anything to get their hands on consumers’ money and data. The pages linked below outline the dangers that are lurking on the financial market, the warning signs you should look out for, how you can protect yourself and what you should do if you fall victim to fraud.

Cur­rent warn­ings and no­ti­fi­ca­tions

Here you can find BaFin’s current warnings about unauthorised business operations and widespread scams.

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Recog­nis­ing in­vest­ment fraud

There are countless dishonest and fraudulent offerors on the financial market. Always examine offers carefully and do not let yourself be pressured or rushed. If you have any doubts, do not invest.

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Phish­ing & co.: guard your sen­si­tive da­ta!

In this article, we describe a few common scams and explain how you can protect your sensitive data from theft.

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Fraud­u­lent use of BaFin’s name

Be wary of communications that supposedly come from BaFin. Fraudsters often misuse BaFin’s name in order to gain the trust of unsuspecting consumers.

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BaFin-Gebäude in der Graurheindorfer Straße, Bonn (refer to: Fraudulent use of BaFin’s name)

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