“Don't open suspicious e-mails at all” Rapid increase in damage due to online banking June 29, 5:30

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The damages caused by stealing Internet banking IDs and passwords and fraudulently withdrawing deposits increased dramatically last year. The Financial Services Agency cautions against opening unsolicited suspicious emails.

When the FSA conducted a fact-finding survey of financial institutions nationwide, the number of victims of illegally withdrawing deposits from internet banking users was 1863 last year, a sharp increase of 4.7 times from the previous year. did.

When sending short messages or e-mails, and when users operate according to instructions, they lead to fake financial institution Internet sites and steal IDs and passwords.

The FSA has called on financial institutions to contact untrustworthy short messages and e-mails, because the damage has been increasing rapidly since last fall.

On the other hand, the damage caused by the deprivation of cash cards and unauthorized withdrawal of deposits has been increasing year by year, and the number was 14,678 last year. There is a sharp increase in the number of methods to trick a card from an elderly person by claiming to be a police officer or a staff member of the Financial Services Agency.

The FSA warns that police officers and FSA staff will never leave your card or ask for your PIN.