Online Banking Security:
Online Fraud
As a Member you must be take measures to ensure your online security:
- Do not write down your PIN & don’t use easily known PIN codes like your birthday or your address etc.
- Do not leave your banking session on your computer when you have finished. Please close it down
- Common ways that fraudsters try to comprise your information include some of the following
- Infect your computer with spyware or viruses with the purpose of stealing your account and password information
- Phishing attacks to trick Members into disclosing your account and password to the criminal
- Compromising your wireless network
- Identity theft
Security measures Members can take:
- Do not give your PIN to anyone
- Do not disclose you’re banking details to anyone online disguising themselves as a Credit Union or Bank. We do not contact you to gain such data
- Beware of strange emails from unknown senders. Do not open, just delete
- You must be alert to possible changes on your computer
screen which could mean someone has taken over your computer
For more Fraud Alertness we direct you to the following site: www.phonebusters.com.