{"id":9211,"date":"2022-11-16T18:35:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T18:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=9211"},"modified":"2022-11-16T20:37:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T20:37:31","slug":"beware-of-banking-sector-fraudsters-cyber-security-authority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=9211","title":{"rendered":"Beware of banking sector fraudsters-Cyber Security Authority"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Ghana Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has cautioned the citizenry against fraudulent schemes in the banking sector claiming to keep customers\u2019 money safe.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The caution comes after the Authority received several reports and observed people on various social media platforms posing as agents of banks and demanding access to the bank details of unsuspecting citizens to defraud them.<\/p>\n<p>The Authority, through a press release, copied to the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday, November 16, asked the public to beware of the operations of the fraudsters.<\/p>\n<p>It explained that the supposed agents of the banks usually reached out to customers and requested for their Personal Identifiable Information (PPI), including Ghana Card details.<\/p>\n<p>The release said they also requested the Primary Account Numbers (PAN) of debit\/credit card Verification Value (CV) numbers, the expiry date of the cards, and One Time Password (OTP), telling customers that they would be used as part of the linking process.<\/p>\n<p>The CSA, therefore, advised the public to desist from sharing their personal identification information, including pin codes to prevent them from falling prey to fraudsters.<\/p>\n<p>It noted that sharing such details enabled the fraudsters to have access to and make illegal transactions on the accounts of the victims without their knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever share personal identifiable information, including pinholes, debit or credit cards verification values (CVVS) and OTPs with anyone. 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