Last week saw the start of the national police prevention campaign against phishing, focusing on credit and debit card fraud.
When phishing, fraudsters contact their victims via e-mail, text or by telephone to get hold of personal data such as credit or debit card information and then steal their money.
If you take just a few precautions, you can protect yourself:
- Be wary of messages received from people unknown.
- Never click on any links or open any attachments.
- Always check sender e-mail-addresses and URLs.
- Only sign in via official websites (never use a link).
- Keep your web browsers and operating system up-to-date.
- Never disclose log-in or card details.
- Use strong passwords and two-factor authentification.
- Activate messaging services to receive a notification upon every payment.
- Check transactions and payments.
You can find detailed information on the topic of phishing in our article on phishing.
Further information on the campaign and a related competition can be found here.
