How to protect yourself from scams
With new technology come new ways of banking. But at the same time, different types of scams become increasingly sophisticated. Fraudsters and scammers may try to trick you into giving them your confidential banking details, such as access codes, PIN numbers and card details.
Here are three steps that can help protect you and your money:
1. Banking details are for your personal use only
Your personal or your company’s access codes, passwords and PIN numbers are intended for your eyes and use only. Never share them with anyone, not even with your friends or family members.2. Don’t trust anyone who asks you for your banking details
Never give your personal or your company’s banking details to anyone no matter how much they insist. Nordea or any other official organisation will not contact you by phone or via text message, email or social media to ask you for your banking details. They will use secure channels for these types of communications. Your banking details are for your personal use only. Never share them with anyone, not even with your friends or family members.
3. Take your time
As with many other things, take a moment to stop and think before you give your money or information away to anyone. If a caller seems suspicious, hang up the call. If you’re not sure whether a payment request is genuine, check with the recipient first. If you get a suspicious message from an official organisation, contact their customer service to verify if it’s genuine.