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Luxembourg-specificmost common scenarios

Fraud methods (how is the fraud being carried out?), such as Phishing, Smishing, Vishing, Website impersonation, Identity theft, Malware / remote access, Social engineering, may lead to different fraud scenarios (what is happening?). Various methods and scenarios may also be combined. Below is a shortlist of the most common Luxembourg-specific fraud scenarios, together with key red flags to help identify and avoid them.

Financial fraud

Scenario 01

Fake
online
banking

5 red flags

Open Fake online banking

Scenario 02

Fake
investment
platform

8 red flags

Open Fake investment platform

Scenario 03

Fake
financial
institution

8 red flags

Open Fake financial institution

Scenario 04

Crypto
investment
fraud

8 red flags

Open Crypto investment fraud

Scenario 05

Fake
CSSF
intervention

8 red flags

Open Fake CSSF intervention

Scenario 06

Recovery of
previously
lost funds

8 red flags

Open Recovery of previously lost funds

Scenario 07

Money
mule

7 red flags

Open Money mule

Scenario 08

Malware
fraud

8 red flags

Open Malware fraud

Identity fraud

Scenario 01

LuxTrust
fraud

8 red flags

Open LuxTrust fraud

Administration fraud

Scenario 01

CNS
fraud

8 red flags

Open CNS fraud

Scenario 02

Guichet.lu
fraud

8 red flags

Open Guichet.lu fraud