| The majority of the fraud occurs due to disclosing | | | | You bank or Credit Card Company does not send |
| of customer information from the customer end. | | | | any such types of mail. |
| The fraud making person find different ways to | | | | 4. If you are using home PC for online banking or |
| get the customer information and access the | | | | shopping. You must protect your username as |
| account online. The identity thief can access your | | | | well as password. Please make your password in |
| account without your knowledge and finally you | | | | combination with alphabet, numbers and any extra |
| are become a victim. There are some tips, which | | | | letters. It is also important that you must keep |
| can help you to protect from the possible fraud: | | | | your password, which you can easily reveal. If |
| 1. The first steps to prevent from the possible | | | | you are using shopping information you must read |
| frauds are protecting your social security number. | | | | the privacy policy first which reveals the security. |
| It means do not reveal social security number in | | | | Once you confirm that your information is |
| any types of medium right from phone, e-mail or | | | | encrypted or protected from the hackers than |
| website. It is advisable that do not hold your | | | | you proceed ahead for enter your credit card |
| Social Security Card with you. If you lost your | | | | information. |
| social security card possibility of misuse of SSN is | | | | 5. Protect your PC from the Firewall, antivirus |
| more. You must immediately inform concern | | | | software, spyware and adware. Please do not |
| government department. | | | | forget to remove cookies. Please set the |
| 2. The second most important is you do not | | | | browser security at medium level and always |
| share your personal financial information with | | | | block the POP. |
| anybody. It is protected against Financial Privacy | | | | The ideal way to protect your information is you |
| Act from the respective state. | | | | must be knowledgeable about the online |
| 3. Please do not give any personal or bank | | | | operations and monitor your credit history or |
| account information to unknown e-mail, which | | | | bank account online. |
| request you to bear out your account information. | | | | |