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If you may have been scammed: stop further payments, contact your bank immediately if money is at risk, and secure your accounts or device as appropriate.
Current online scams
Three prominent scam scenarios you may encounter over the phone, by email or online.
Fake police officers and bank staff
The caller puts you under pressure, claims your money is at risk and asks you to transfer money or withdraw cash.
Learn more →Investment scams
A fake platform shows growing profits while the scammer demands further deposits and fees before allowing a withdrawal.
Learn more →Fraudulent QR codes
A QR code hides the destination address and may lead to a fake payment page, a fake sign-in page or a malicious download.
Learn more →Check. Try. Stay informed.
Check suspicious content, practise your response or explore real community reports and new findings.
DPP Tools
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Open DPP Tools Try the anonymizer · test version (Czech)Spot the Scam
Try a delivery text, a fake bank caller or a marketplace sale. Decide how to respond and learn what to look for.
Try Spot the Scam (Czech)Community Reports
Real reports, anonymised examples and explanations of the warning signs.
View community reports (Czech)DPP Radar
A regular selection of reports and analyses on online scams, phishing and OSINT.
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Updated 17.10.2026Understand why scams work
Learn to recognise manipulation, false promises and the tactics scammers use to build trust, create pressure or promise easy profits.
Social engineering
Learn how scammers exploit trust, authority, fear, urgency and other human emotions.
Read moreWhy scammers love cryptocurrencies
Fast transfers, transactions that are difficult to reverse and fabricated investment stories create opportunities for abuse.
Read more (Czech)Scam adverts and miracle products
Fake reviews, misused celebrity identities and unrealistic results are designed to build trust and prompt a quick purchase.
Read more (Czech)Digital security terms explained
Phishing, spoofing, malware, remote access and other terms explained in plain language.
Read moreTake control of your digital footprint and accounts
Prevention involves more than spotting scams. It also means knowing what others can find out about you and planning what should happen to your accounts and data in the future.
Digital footprint
Find out what public profiles, old listings, usernames and photos can reveal about you and connect to your name.
Explore your digital footprintDigital legacy
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