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23/11/2012
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Being attentive to small changes in the area of typing password and personal data from your bank site is critical time to protect yourself
RIO - Be aware of small changes in the area of typing password and personal data from your bank site and not be tempted to click on emails alerting you with dubious debts (false) on your behalf are key when it comes to protecting themselves against scams. The tips are from the Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban), who gave a press conference on Thursday afternoon to give the alert.
According to the federation, although banks make constant investments in technology and safety, and the virtual environment being developed with rigorous security procedures, security during transactions depends on the user.
Protect yourself against scams is not complicated, says Febraban, but requires care, because the scammers, hackers also called, take advantage of small distractions that divert attention from the user. The rule is to be aware, Marcelo teaches Chamber, Director of Fraud Prevention sector entity, and driver's conference:
- When trying to access the account at the bank's website, the user must know your environment and recognize if something is strange. When you suspect you must stop the procedure and the time to contact the institution.
Despite the scammers electronics, Marcelo notes that make a bank transaction over the Internet is considered safe procedure. Figures show that the entity of all banking transactions over the internet, only 0.0006% are victims of fraud.
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