Cyber Fraud: With the rise in online transactions, cyber fraudsters are also becoming more vicious and opening new ways to steal money from your bank account. These people will try to steal your confidential information by pretending to update your KYC details or by suggesting KYC again, by offering job, threatening to block your account or talking about emergency. Will try to convince you.
Innovative methods of fraud
To protect yourself from these frauds, you can follow these steps-
Never do this thing
Remember that customers do not need to authenticate through PIN or OTP to receive money in their bank account. You should sound an alarm immediately when you receive any such request for sharing OTP/PIN. Also remember that your bank or any other institution never asks for any confidential information.
Don’t click unknown links
If you click on unrecognized internet links promising never-before-seen offers, you will be headed to phishing websites, which could put you at risk of fraud.
Take number only from official website
Fraudsters often give wrong customer care numbers to customers and trick them into believing that they are only talking to an authorized representative of their bank or insurance company. It is better to double-check these contact numbers by visiting the official website of the bank or insurance company.
Don’t make payments on unknown portals
Fraudsters use portals linked to fake jobs to dupe customers sharing their bank account details, debit cards, credit cards etc. during registration. Beware of such portals and avoid sharing your secure credentials on these platforms.
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