Fraud: Private individual, Switzerland 2022
A fraudster pretended online to be the victim’s great love and, as proof of trust, gave the victim login data for a fake bank website with apparently large assets.
- Incident · 10.2022 · Switzerland
- Evidence: confirmed by an authority
- Fraud
- Deception (social engineering)
As of
What happened
During a supposedly urgent deal, the login suddenly stopped working, and the victim was asked to make the payment from their own account. In this way, the fraudsters obtained more than 25'000 francs.
- Affected
- Private individual (anonymous)
- Industry
- Private individual
- Loss
- CHF 25'000
- Figure given by the source
- more than 25'000 francs
- Business interruption
- unknown
- Ransom demanded / paid
- unknown / unknown
- Data affected
- unknown
- Bankruptcy
- no
- Entry point
- Romance scam via social media or a dating site
What would cyber insurance have paid?
That depends on the terms. Whether those affected were insured: unknown.
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Hotline and advice before anything happens
Mostly no information 14 of 29 private products cover it fully, as an add-on or with limits.
Overview based on public policy terms, as of 06.11.2026. Only your policy and its general terms and conditions (GTC) are binding. No confirmation of cover.
What we can learn
If you are in love only online and have never met in person, do not transfer money, not even as an advance for a deal.
Sources
- Wochenrückblick Woche 43: «One fits all» auch bei gefälschten Websites von Banken (opens in a new window) Bundesamt für Cybersicherheit BACS (bis 2023: NCSC) · 01.11.2022
«Im aktuellen Fall konnten die Betrüger über 25'000 CHF ergaunern.»