For BCA Customers, Here Are 3 Tips To Avoid Fraudsters Who Often Use Fake Caller Applications

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JAKARTA - The management of PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BBCA) provides tips to its customers to avoid fraud on behalf of the banking company.

Executive Vice President Secretariat & Corporate Communication of Bank Central Asia (BCA) Hera F. Haryn revealed that fraudulent modes on behalf of Bank BCA have become more and more prevalent lately. Usually, she said, the fraudsters used calls from fake numbers such as [phone], 021-500888, and so on.

"The fraudsters can use the Fake Caller application," she said in a press release, quoted Monday, September 6.

To avoid this mode, there are three ways that the customers of the bank belonging to the conglomerate Hartono Brothers can do, namely, first, never pick up a call from a suspicious number, even though it looks similar to the official call center number. It is better not to save the Halo BCA number in the contacts on the cellphone, so that you can see the incoming phone number whether it is the official Halo BCA number 1500888 without any frills +62, 021, or anything else.

Second, if you pick up a call from an unknown number and the caller provides information about suspicious activity on your credit card or account or mobile banking, stay calm and don't panic. If you serve, your credit card, debit or ATM, and your savings can be broken.

So, immediately turn off the phone. Once again conveyed, BCA never asks for data such as ATM PIN, ATM card number, mobile banking PIN, credit card CVV, OTP, and other personal data because #DatamuRahasiamu!

And thirdly, if you find any suspicious activity as described above, immediately contact Halo BCA at 1500888; Twitter @HaloBCA; Email: [email protected]; or WhatsApp Bank BCA 0811500998.