Don't click on unverified links
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 5:14 am
Fraudsters often send letters to email, send links in SMS, messengers and social networks. Delete such messages immediately and block the senders' addresses.
: Don't deal with scammers
Consider all calls from unknown numbers as a potential threat. If you receive a call from a bank's security service, it is a scam. A real security service will first block the transfer and access to the application, notify you of the upcoming call, and only then call. And the employee will not try to find out secret data such as a password from an SMS or the expiration date of a bank card.
Protect your passport data
Rental services and other services often ask you to leave your passport as a deposit - for them, this is sufficient insurance. But this is exactly how a fraudster can get your passport data.
Do not share your passport details with anyone, do not enter czech republic mobile database them in unverified services. If you enter personal data on the site, there should be a closed lock symbol next to the field. This means that a secure connection has been established between the site and the browser, and the transmitted data is encrypted.
Use different logins and complex passwords
Using the same login and password for accounts on different sites and applications is a big risk. If a fraudster hacks your email, he will be able to quickly get to mobile applications that manage finances. Passwords should be complex and very different from each other.
Work only with trusted banks
All financial transactions should be carried out with the participation of organizations that you trust. Do not contact the first MFI you come across, first study its reputation.
RuleCheck your credit history
All data on loans and applications for them are stored in the credit history bureau (CHB). Once every six months, you have the right to receive your credit history from the CHB for free. If someone has taken out a loan in your name, you can find out about it before collectors start calling you.
Checking your credit history will also allow you to see loan applications that banks have rejected. If you did not apply, then there was an attempt at fraud. You should notify the bank and report it to the police.
About the authors of the material
This article was prepared by Sinara Bank. We tell you how scammers work so that our clients can protect themselves. Our employees never call to find out confidential information. If you receive a call from someone who introduces themselves as a Sinara Bank employee, asks you to install the application, give your card number, password, code, transfer money to a secure account, end the phone conversation immediately.
: Don't deal with scammers
Consider all calls from unknown numbers as a potential threat. If you receive a call from a bank's security service, it is a scam. A real security service will first block the transfer and access to the application, notify you of the upcoming call, and only then call. And the employee will not try to find out secret data such as a password from an SMS or the expiration date of a bank card.
Protect your passport data
Rental services and other services often ask you to leave your passport as a deposit - for them, this is sufficient insurance. But this is exactly how a fraudster can get your passport data.
Do not share your passport details with anyone, do not enter czech republic mobile database them in unverified services. If you enter personal data on the site, there should be a closed lock symbol next to the field. This means that a secure connection has been established between the site and the browser, and the transmitted data is encrypted.
Use different logins and complex passwords
Using the same login and password for accounts on different sites and applications is a big risk. If a fraudster hacks your email, he will be able to quickly get to mobile applications that manage finances. Passwords should be complex and very different from each other.
Work only with trusted banks
All financial transactions should be carried out with the participation of organizations that you trust. Do not contact the first MFI you come across, first study its reputation.
RuleCheck your credit history
All data on loans and applications for them are stored in the credit history bureau (CHB). Once every six months, you have the right to receive your credit history from the CHB for free. If someone has taken out a loan in your name, you can find out about it before collectors start calling you.
Checking your credit history will also allow you to see loan applications that banks have rejected. If you did not apply, then there was an attempt at fraud. You should notify the bank and report it to the police.
About the authors of the material
This article was prepared by Sinara Bank. We tell you how scammers work so that our clients can protect themselves. Our employees never call to find out confidential information. If you receive a call from someone who introduces themselves as a Sinara Bank employee, asks you to install the application, give your card number, password, code, transfer money to a secure account, end the phone conversation immediately.