Choose a secure password & pin

• Make sure it’s a min. of 15 letters
• Mix with letters, numbers and special characters and symbols

• Use same password with your other online accounts
• Use your personal info such as your name and birth date.
• Use sequential numbers or letters (e.g. 1234, 0000, abcd, yyyy)

Monitor your monthly statements

• Regularly check and monitor your statements to check for any unauthorised transactions.

• Ignore your bank statement emails/posts

Keep your cards close to you

• Ensure your credit cards are always in a secure location, close to you.
• Immediately report to the bank and authorities for your stolen cards.

• Leave your cards in a public/unsecure place.

Protect your data privacy

• Be cautious of sharing your credit card information.
• Ensure that you shred your printed credit card statements, go paperless instead.

• Provide your credit card or personal details, be suspicious for any requests for this.
• Conduct your transactions in a public area and share your card details; as it might fall onto unscrupulous hands.

Shop securely

• Ensure you only shop at https:// where the websites will ensure your information will be encrypted
• Use an online payment system like PayPal which adds an extra security layer for your transactions.
• Log off once you’re done.

• Store your credit card details on a website
• Shop using public wifi
• Forget to clear your internet cache, especially if you’re using a shared computer.

Keep out from getting Phished

• Be suspicious of any email or calls giving out links or asking for your personal information.
• Double check on the links provided. A common phishing technique activities always try to pass off as a legitimate website.
• Report any suspicious emails. Be immediately suspicious if you see an email from merchants or banks.

• Give out any personal information on a call you did not initiate e.g. passwords, security information like your mother’s maiden name or the city you grew up with.
• Click on any links from email addresses you do not recognise.

Report Frauds ASAP!

• Call your bank immediately.
• Double check all your receipts and transactions.
• Keep an updated list of all your cards and its account numbers. This will be handy upon missing or stolen cards.

• Leave your receipts around.