Phishing: Private individual, Switzerland 2026
At the beginning of October 2026, four people aged between 56 and 89 in the canton of Fribourg received a message about a supposed debit to their bank account.
- Incident · 10.2026 · Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Evidence: confirmed by an authority
- Phishing
- Deception (social engineering)
- Fraud
As of
What happened
Those who called the number given were advised by a fake bank adviser to cut up the card, leave the chip intact and put everything in an envelope, which someone collected. The perpetrators withdrew cash with the cards; the total loss amounts to more than 90'000 francs.
- Affected
- Private individual (anonymous)
- Industry
- Private individual
- Loss
- CHF 90'000
- Figure given by the source
- more than 90'000 francs (four cases)
- Business interruption
- unknown
- Ransom demanded / paid
- unknown / unknown
- Data affected
- unknown
- Bankruptcy
- no
- Entry point
- Text message about a supposed debit to the account with a call-back number
What would cyber insurance have paid?
That depends on the terms. Whether those affected were insured: unknown.
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Misuse of card, Twint, e-banking
Strangers pay with your money
Mostly limited 25 of 29 private products cover it fully, as an add-on or with limits.
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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
Never call back a number from a text message; use the number on the back of your own card.
Sources
- Betrugsfälle mit «falschen Bankangestellten»: Drei mutmassliche Täter ermittelt (opens in a new window) Kantonspolizei Freiburg · 13.10.2026
«Der Gesamtschaden beträgt über CHF 90'000»