5 Tips for Safe Shopping to Avoid Phishing Crimes

"5 Tips Safe Shopping to Avoid Phishing Crimes"

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5 Tips for Safe Shopping to Avoid Phishing Crimes

It is important to remember that in several shopping conditions, there are also risks. One of them is being exposed to phishing crimes. Usually, the perpetrators pretend to be bank officers to steal personal data and make accounts hacked.

"Kalau teman-teman biasa menerima email atau telepon seolah-olah dari bank itu phising atau social engineering. Mereka intercept untuk mendapatkan OTP dan mencuri kartu atau handphone untuk mendapatkan data disitu," "If friends usually receive emails or phone calls pretending to be from the bank, it is phishing or social engineering. They intercept to obtain OTP and steal cards or cellphones to obtain data there."

Riko Abdurrahman, as the President Director of Visa Indonesia, said in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Monday, December 18, 2023.

"For that reason, everyone needs to be cautious when conducting shopping transactions in order to avoid being deceived by phishing perpetrators. Here are 5 safe shopping methods to prevent phishing crimes."

1. Shopping at trusted merchants

To avoid phishing, it is advisable to choose a trusted store, especially when shopping online. Trusted merchants have 3D secure or request a special OTP code from their customers.

"We must look at the trust of the merchant, especially during online transactions. So indeed, those who have 3D secure or after the transaction they ask for OTP and it goes directly to the customer."

The translation of the given text from 'Bahasa' to 'English' while preserving the HTML tags is as follows: word Prilyanti Maulydia as the Department Head of Premium Partnership BNI Card Business in Kuningan, South Jakarta, Monday, 18 December 2023.

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2. Online shopping must be done on websites starting with HTTPS.

HTTPS becomes an online shopping website that can prevent someone from getting phished because it uses a secure network and direct encrypted transactions.

"Online transactions start with HTTPS because S stands for security. Usually, HTTPS encrypts your transactions and uses a secure network,"
Riko Abdurrahman's word.

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3. Avoid shopping transactions using public WiFi.

Performing transactions using public WiFi in public places can be dangerous for the security of personal data because it is easy to hack.

4. Do not share personal data with others.

Personal data should be kept confidential from others, including your own family, as it can pose a phishing risk.

"We must not share personal data such as card numbers, OTP, CVV, and PIN even with our closest relatives or family members. Because sometimes crimes are committed by one of the family members,"
The word Prilyanti Maulydia.

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5. Be cautious of attractive offers that do not make sense

"Interesting offers on websites or emails can be one of the phishing methods."

"To that end, one must be vigilant against promotions of rare products offered at cheap and unreasonable prices, as they could be part of those criminal schemes. Report: Yulia Putri"

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