Prevention
Prevention is key in avoiding financial crimes. Safeguarding yourself and your personal information is the best way to avoid becoming a victim. Please check out our prevention tips and visit our partners in financial crime prevention.
Here are some simple tips:
- Check your bank statements, both online and paper copies, frequently
- Don't give out your personal banking information or PINs to anyone
- Know your passwords by memory, don't leave lists of passwords anywhere
- Keep valuables and financial papers locked away or in a safe deposit box
- Use caution when shopping online
- Shred documents that contain personal information instead of just throwing in the trash
- Use common sense, if a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is
- Check your credit history and report any suspicious activity