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06/14/2016
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Modern consumer
With a high number of coup attempts reported by Serasa Experian, check out some actions that can protect consumers
You have to protect: only in April this year, more than four thousand a day coup attempts, according to Serasa Experian Indicator Fraud attempts - Consumer. According to Serasa studies, just missing a personal document to double the likelihood of the consumer being the victim of a coup. To guard, who had his lost documents, and make a police report (B.O.), must register a free alert in Serasa the link: www.serasaconsumidor.com.br/servicos-roubo-perda-de-documentos.
This record of loss or theft of documents, as Registrar General (RG), portfolio of work, social security number, driver's license and voter registration, and check sheets can help prevent headaches. The system makes available a warning to customers of Serasa across the country.
This alert remains in the system queries for ten working days. To remain indefinitely, within that period, the consumer needs to fill a statement available on the same registration page and send it along with a copy of B.O. by e-mail or mail. If anyone has had in the past some misplaced document and has not seen the information, you can also make the register.
Check out 10 tips Serasa for consumers to protect themselves from fraud
In the physical world:
1) Do not lose sight of your identification documents when requested for admission protocols in certain environments or any business; likewise not let shops attendants and other establishments take their bank cards away from their presence under the pretext of making the payment.
2) Take care when entering your password debit / credit card at the time of making payments, especially in the presence of strangers.
3) Do not let the numbers of your documents when filling out coupons for sweepstakes or promotions stores.
In the virtual world:
4) When you join a site, ensure that you have security clearance. Simply check the http address comes with an "s" at the end (https). There are also certificates that activate a highlighted green in the browser bar.
5) Do not make entries on sites that are not reliable.
6) Beware of sites that advertise jobs or products for much lower than the market price.
7) Do not share personal data on social networks that can help scammers to pass you by.
8) Update the virus from your computer, reducing the risk of having your personal information stolen by spies files.
9) Avoid carrying out any financial transaction using computers connected to public networks Internet.
10) When using shared computers, check if logged off of your accounts (email, internet banking, etc.).
CPF protected
Serasa also has another service that can help: the MeProteja. Available free of charge for 15 days, for those who have registered their lost documents, the service monitors 24 hours a day drives CPF and every time the document number is consulted at the time of purchase in trade or bank loans, the service warns citizens by email and phone message (SMS).
It's a warning if the company opening attempt with the document number, if the holder is about to be negated or when consumers leave the default register. The MeProteja also inform the consumer about the relationship of landline numbers that are registered with the CPF and overdue installments that can generate negative results. Furthermore, the service sends fraud cues (such as those above).
After 15 days, the consumer can hire the service at the Serasa site.
Source: Consumidor Moderno
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