Recommendations to avoid bank fraud at the end of the year

Cybercrime is the type of theft most used to carry out the famous bank frauds. On these commercial dates, the increases in this problem increase, generating big economic gaps on affected citizens.

(See: Tips for planning expenses and preventing fraud during December).

Asobancaria revealed that the 70% of the claims received by the entity They are for bank fraud carried out by virtual means, using the method ‘phishing‘, which, as explained by DataCredito Experian, I know “carried out through emails and SMS associated with external links that seek to obtain your data with confidential information.”

other methods of cyber robberies are the impersonation, the ‘vishing’, phone call scams, false delivery of credit cards, counterfeit apps and cellular operator impersonation.

(See: The proposal for voice biometrics to reduce banking fraud).

For this reason, Asobancaria gave recommendations so as not to be victims of financial scam at these end of the year times.

– Protect your personal information, encrypt and backup your corporate and personal data in regular periods.

– ANDAvoid clicking on links or attachments in messages you consider suspiciousthat contain spelling errors or that you do not know where they come from.

(See: Digital fraud: 38% of Colombians would have been white).

– Check offers: do a search on Google about an ‘award’ can help rectify if it is a scam.

– Update your softwares: You should be aware that the operating systems and softwares used by the mobile device are updated regularly.

– Avoid sharing your personal details: As convincing as the text or email may seem, most entities never request personal data or access to users.

– Change your passwords: regularly change passwords and enable two-factor authentication.

(See: The three strategies of banks in the fight against fraud).

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