The representatives ING I say that the fraudulent method is called “phishing” and it targets any person, through different methods and channels.
“There are people who lure you with the aim of stealing your data and ultimately your money, and this happens through various means: from emails, to SMS, to direct contact on Social Media, to phone calls in the name of ING or of an institution “, explain those of ING.
What should you pay attention to?
This type of message can appear in real contexts, for example if you have published trade announcements on dedicated platforms. Using this scenario, the person sends you a message on social networks (Facebook, Whatsapp) or an SMS asking for your card details to complete the transaction.
“Please be careful and don’t give them your card details or put your card details on sites that these people send you, there is a risk that those sites are fake clones mining your card details.
At the same time, you can be called by a person claiming to be an employee of ING, to provide your card details for transfers to a bank safe or to unlock your account or credit card, “bank representatives say.
If you happened to provide your card details to collect money or to unlock your accounts, immediately block your card in Home Bank and notify the bank as soon as possible, ING says.
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