The first step for being safe online is to publish wisely on social networking sites. Post information you wouldn't mind a curious stranger knowing. Check the privacy settings on your social networking profiles and make sure that your posts are only visible to those you intended them to be.

Every piece of information that you publish, might be useful to fraudsters. They will try to reach out to you by email, via SMS or phone, or even from social networking sites, faking their identity and attempting to direct you to fake websites to steal your username and password or your card and Web Banking information.

Tip: Be cautious when someone contacts you claiming they represent an authority (e.g. your Bank, Government, etc.) and request the disclosure of personal or account information e.g. card details, Web Banking username and password, One-Time-Password, etc., or direct you to a non-official website through a link or attachment in the email. We strongly recommend to not reply unless you first check the legitimacy of the call. The best way is to call at official numbers of the organization or authority, not those provided in the email or on the phone, and ask the authority to confirm.