Beware of Scams like Phishing and Vishing

In my previous articles I have explained about the phishing scams and how to protect from that. These kind of scams are raising steadily and more number of the bank customers fall into this trap. You have to be very careful on doing the bank transactions and giving out any sensitive information to the internet. There may be some one watching you without your knowledge, if your PC is not secured enough to protect from the malwares. I have received news letter  from HDFC bank explaining how to protect from the phishing attacks.  The following are few points worth consider:

• In case of doubt, do not click on any link provided in the e-mail
• Do not give any confidential information such as password, customer id, Credit/Debit Card number or PIN,CVV,DOB to any e-mail request, even if the request is from government authorities like Income Tax department or any Card Association company like VISA or Master Card
• Do not open unexpected e-mail attachments or instant message download links
• Always check the web address carefully before sharing any sensitive information
• For logging in, always type the website address  on your web browser
• The Padlock icon at the upper or bottom right corner of the webpage must be always ‘On’ during secure transactions
• Ensure that you have installed the latest anti-virus/ anti-spyware/ personal firewall/ security patches on your computer or high end mobile phones
• Use non-admin user ID for daily work on your computer
• Do not access NetBanking or make payments using your Credit/ Debit Card from shared or unprotected computers in public places
• Do not call and leave any personal or account details on any telephone system, voice message, e-mail or an SMS
• Do not transfer funds to or share your account details with, unknown/ non-validated source, luring you with commission, attractive offers

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