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PSA: Deutsche Bahn will currently not let you pay for Sparpreis tickets and for a BahnCard 100 with a SEPA direct debit due to fraud concerns (feddit.de)
submitted 2 years ago by agrammatic@feddit.de to c/germany@feddit.de
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I got hit with it just now and I was wondering what's going on. Here's the FAQ page: https://www.bahn.de/faq/6-warum-kann-ich-sparpreis-tickets-nicht-mit-lastschrift-bezahlen

Machine Translation:

Why can't I pay for saver fare tickets and a BahnCard 100 by direct debit?

There is currently an increase in fraudulent activity based on so-called phishing emails. As a precautionary measure for your protection, you cannot pay for Sparpreis tickets and a BahnCard 100 on this website and in the app using direct debit until further notice.

One now has to use PayPal or a MasterCard/VISA/etc-branded bank card.

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[–] albert180@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's nothing new, it's the case for several years now

[–] agrammatic@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Perhaps intermittently so? I have obviously booked tickets in the last year with direct debit. hence why I expected it to work this time too.

[–] albert180@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Then you probably booked a SuperSparpreis or Flexpreis

[–] agrammatic@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

That's likely.