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Insurance fraud scams in Slovenia and Slovakia

2 clusters · 3 sources · last updated

Latest: Slovak police warn of new SMS and email tax‑refund scams

In late July 2026, Slovenia’s public health insurer ZZZS warned citizens about a surge of phishing emails and SMS messages that pretended to offer refunds, urging recipients to click fraudulent links and disclose banking

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Slovakia QR payment surge expands

5 clusters · 8 sources · last updated

Latest: Slovakia's Financial Administration reports QR payments save merchants up to €10,000 annually

After a mandatory QR‑code payment system was introduced on 1 May 2026, Slovak merchants quickly adopted the service. In the first month more than €2 million flowed through 61,000 transactions, and by mid‑June active digi