Taking precautions when using your cards will help keep your money safe

Both physically and digitally, it is possible to prevent fraud or theft of information

To keep money safe and at the same time take care of your finances, it is important to make proper use of your cards, whether debit or credit.

Timely care must start from the physical use of plastic, when making payments in a commercial establishment or withdrawing money from an ATM.

In order to avoid risks and protect users, the Banco Nacional Insurance Broker offers PRF Insurance (Loss, Theft and Fraud), which applies in the event of theft or theft of debit or credit cards.

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These are some precautions to keep the money safe on the cards:

– Do not give the card to anyone

– Have control of the cards: Purchases can be validated in the account statement

– Be careful in ATMs: It should be verified that there are no foreign objects in the ATM, or that it seems that it has been violated in some way

-Report when the customer has lost his card, it has been stolen, or detects any anomaly

– Do not access emails, links or dubious or unknown addresses

People should ensure that purchases are made on secure web pages and verify the “https://” protocol and the padlock, which guarantees the security of the site.

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Likewise, it is important to be careful with offers that are very attractive or difficult to believe; review comments from other customers; and the terms, conditions and contacts of the page.

Lovers of online shopping can counter digital fraud by using a virtual card to shop online.

Also, it is important to be alert to other forms of fraud such as phishing, which is a very popular technique among cybercriminals, as they use emails or a phone call where they pretend to be from a company that offers a service or product. , or from a financial institution such as banks, to request information from you.