The Financial Intelligence Unit of Italy (UIF) has recently received reports of attempted scams in which the UIF's name and logo, as well as the names of its staff members, are improperly used to request payments and/or personal information.
These messages are NOT from the UIF and are FRAUDULENT.
We therefore recommend that you:
- DO NOT reply to such emails
- DO NOT click on any links and DO NOT open any attachments contained in these messages
- NEVER provide sensitive personal or financial information
- DO NOT make any kind of payment
- Consider reporting such cases to your local law enforcement authorities (e.g. Carabinieri, Police, Postal Police)
Please remember that the UIF does not interact with private individuals and never requests personal or sensitive information by email, post or telephone. It never requests money and cannot take action to recover any payments that may have been made
If you have any questions or want to report any fraudulent communications received, please contact your local law enforcement agency (police, Carabinieri, postal police).
