The Bank of Israel warns that criminal elements impersonate bank representatives and attempt to take fraudulent actions with the aim of fraudulently withdrawing funds from customers.
A bank encountered a series of cases in which official letters were sent supposedly on behalf of the Bank of Israel (see attached photo).
According to the bank, these are fraudulent attempts aimed at disadvantaged populations, especially the elderly.
As part of the impersonation, the requesting party requests to make a money transfer, under the pretext that it is necessary to make sure that the client will be able to meet the loan repayments.
In the example attached below, the company encloses a letter "on behalf of" the Bank of Israel presenting a request for the financial transfer.
The impersonation is done through various communication channels such as phone calls, sending text messages and sending e-mails.
The bank calls on the public to increase their vigilance and avoid providing personal and confidential details, and even increase awareness among the elderly people around them.
The Bank of Israel, commercial banks and credit card companies will not contact citizens with a request to provide personal and confidential details and financial details that include means of verification and identification sent to the applicant such as a text message containing a personal code.
In case there is a fear of a fraudulent event, the security department of the banking corporation or the Bank of Israel and the police should be contacted immediately.
Impersonation letter to the Bank of Israel.
May trash innocent customers/screenshot, voila system!
The Bank of Israel published a number of highlights that will help the public deal with and prevent fraud cases:
>>Provide identification details only after making a call back to the banking corporation's hotline to a phone number you found yourself on the bank's website.
>>Do not connect to the bank account from a text message or email you receive.
>>Check the website address you are connecting to (make sure it is spelled correctly), especially when connecting after searching for the address in the search engines.
>>Do not provide credit card information or an identification code sent To you at the link you received in a text message or email to complete details.
The bank or the credit company will not ask for the code details in a telephone conversation, which the customer did not initiate.
>>You made a mistake and you fear that you gave details to a hostile party?
Contact the banking corporation immediately and report it.
>>Perform a periodic check of the activity and movements in your account in order to detect suspicious movements or discrepancies.
>>If there is doubt - there is no doubt and it is better not to respond to the message, call or click on a link before checking with the relevant bank or company.
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