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Consumer Information on Fraud
Fraud: Recognize it, Report it, Stop it.
A little knowledge can provide a lot of protection.
How Fraud Savvy are you? Take this quiz to find out.
1. Which piece of information is the most important key to proving your identity?
Your eyeglasses
A noticeable birthmark
Your surname
Your Social Insurance Number (SIN)
2. Which is an example of identity fraud?
Someone else using your monthly parking pass.
Someone exercising a legally granted power of attorney on your behalf.
Someone using your identification to open a bank account.
Someone making up a fake name and signing into a hotel.
3. You just received an email from your financial institution, asking you to click on a link and provide your username and password. The email states that failure to do so will block access to your accounts. What should you do?
Follow the instructions and complete the form immediately.
Report the incident to your financial institution immediately.
Reply to the email; request additional information.
Ignore the email.
4. How can you protect your PIN from unscrupulous people at an ATM or point-of-sale terminal?
Use your hand or body to protect and shield your PIN.
Never let your card out of your sight.
Take your card and transaction record with you once you have completed your transaction.
Be aware of your surroundings. If for any reason you feel uncomfortable, leave.
Never disclose your PIN to anyone, including friends, family, law enforcement or a bank representative.
All of the above.
5. Which is
not
a safe way to conduct your banking?
Going to a branch.
Keeping your money under your mattress.
Banking by telephone.
Banking online.
Using an ATM.
Straight Talk on Financial Fraud
Tips for protecting your personal and financial information
Tip Sheet: Preventing Identity Theft
Tip Sheet: Preventing Fraud in your Business
Tip Sheet: Preventing Fraud at the ATM and Point of Sale Terminals
RBC Financial Group News: The Fight Against Fraud
Fraud Prevention Quiz
Important Information about Email and Web site Fraud
Information Security
RBC Online Banking Security Guarantee
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