We are seeing an increase in phishing emails and websites as part of Bank’s on-going information security surveillance and we need to remind you to be on our guard against becoming a victim.
Perpetrators typically take advantage of current events e.g. natural disasters, epidemics or festive seasons, and use emails or malicious websites to solicit personal information or infect users’ PCs with malicious software (malware) by posing as a trustworthy organization. When unknowing users respond with the requested information, open infected attachments or click on links to infected websites, attackers can use it to their advantage, e.g. gain access to the victims’ banking accounts, take over the victims’ PCs and or even gain access to internal Bank data.
Here are some effective tips on how you can avoid being a victim of a phishing scam:
1. Do not open email attachments from unsolicited email messages.
2. Delete junk or chain emails.
3. Do not click on suspicious URLs or links in your email messages. Below is an example of a phishing email, where a threat is conveyed so that you'll respond immediately without thinking. A phishing email message might even claim that your response is required because your account might have been compromised!