Spam / Phishing

Protection against fraudulent emails and websites

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Important note

If you have already clicked on suspicious links or entered data, contact your bank immediately and change all affected passwords.

 As the registry for .de domains, DENIC is not responsible for sending emails or the content of websites. We are therefore unable to block spam messages or remove phishing sites.

What would you like to report?

Phishing Your report to the consumer advice center

Phishing refers to attempts to commit fraud using fake websites, emails, or text messages. The perpetrators aim to install malware on your device or obtain your personal data, such as passwords, login details, or credit card information. This data is then often misused for identity theft or fraud, for example in online banking and shopping.

Protection against fraud: Forward phishing attempts

The consumer center collects these cases, issues warnings, and can take legal action. Your report helps protect other consumers.

Verbraucherzentrale

Further reporting centers and help In addition to the consumer advice center, you can also report phishing attempts to these agencies:

Online police station

Report crimes directly to the police in your federal state.

Online police station

Police crime prevention

Information and prevention tips from the federal and state governments.

Police crime prevention

Together against spam Forwarding to the eco complaints office

Unwanted advertising emails (spam) are a nuisance. The eco complaints office is the central and recognized reporting office in Germany that collects and pursues such cases.

By forwarding your spam report to eco, you are helping to take active measures against the perpetrators. Eco analyzes the complaints to identify patterns and combat the responsible networks.

What type of spam does your complaint concern?

Would you like to complain about unsolicited emails, such as newsletters or advertising that you have not subscribed to?

Please write to allgemeiner-spam[at]internet-beschwerdestelle[dot]de

Please send eco

  • the complete email to which the complaint refers
  • including the original header (ideally copied into the forwarded email)

How to display the header of an email with your email program is described here, for example:

Have you received an email with illegal content (including in attachments or links)?

If so, please write to besonderer-spam[at]internet-beschwerdestelle[dot]de

For more information, see § 4, para. 4 and § 3, para. 2 of eco's complaints procedure.

Please send eco

  • the complete email to which the complaint refers
  • including the original header (ideally copied into the forwarded email)

How to display the header of an email using your email program is described here, for example: