{"type":"document","data":{"id":"10dcd9b5-4d4e-4f10-b772-9c688e905947","localeString":"en-GB","publishDate":"2024-12-18T15:17:06.603+01:00","contentType":"onecms:editorialPage","hasMacro":false,"flexPageMetadata":{"afmBanner":false,"robotInstruction":{"noIndex":false,"noFollow":false},"description":"It takes only one simple trick to not fall for a phishing trap: read a website address"},"mainHeaderZone":{"componentType":"editorialHeader","coreHeader":{"title":"Learn to say NO to phishing","subtitle":"Follow the short online training"},"backLink":{"textLink":{"url":"/en/individuals/fraud-and-security/online-fraud","text":"Online fraud"}},"date":"2023-12-04","readingTime":2},"flexZone":{"flexComponents":[{"componentType":"highlight","richBody":{"value":"<p><a href=\"https://surfwithoutworries.safeonweb.be/\">Start the Safeonweb training</a></p>"}},{"componentType":"sectionTitle","title":"Look where you are going."},{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<p><span><span><span><span><span>When driving the car, you must watch where you are going to avoid accidents or unpleasant surprises. That same rule applies when you are on the internet.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span>Through phishing, fraudsters try to manipulate you into sharing confidential information, for example by guiding you to their fraudulent site disguised as your bank&apos;s website. They filch your access codes and steal your money... </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span>Belgium says no to these criminals and created a short and intuitive national online training on how to recognize fraudulent websites.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><a href=\"https://www.surfwithoutworries.safeonweb.be\">Participate</a></p>"}},{"componentType":"sectionTitle","title":"4 tips to remember"},{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<ul><li><span><span><span><span><strong><span><span><span>A link in a message to your online banking login page: STOP! </span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>This is a fake site! Banks have stopped sending out links to take their clients to this page</span></span></span><span><span><span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span><strong><span><span><span>Add the sites you visit regularly to your favourites </span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>In that way </span></span></span><span><span><span>you can be sure you are accessing the right website.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span><strong><span><span><span>If you have doubts, enter the address of the site in the address bar of your browser </span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>rather than clicking on the link in a message.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span><strong><span><span><span>Be careful with short links like bit.ly/xyz. </span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>These are called redirects and do not enable you to know to which website you are being redirected. This can be problematic, so be very careful. Always check to what website you are going before you do anything. It may be a legitimate site, but it&apos;s best to check.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul>"}},{"componentType":"paragraph","title":"Related links","richBody":{"value":"<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"internal\" href=\"/en/individuals/fraud-and-security/online-fraud/recognize-phishing-golden-rule\">Recognizing and preventing phishing: Here&apos;s what you need to know!</a></p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"internal\" href=\"/en/individuals/fraud-and-security/online-fraud/recognize-phishing\">Do you recognize phishing from these examples?</a></p>"}}]},"complementaryZone":{"flexComponents":[{"componentType":"sectionTitle","title":"Also interesting!"},{"componentType":"cards","cards":[{"componentType":"productCard","cardType":"product","cardSize":"medium","title":"Advice and warnings from federal government experts","intro":"Online security","image":{"transformBaseUrl":"https://assets.ing.com/transform/b4f26e6d-192a-4981-b0fd-756ab0087067/safe-on-web-app-1920","type":"image","width":1920,"original":"https://assets.ing.com/m/2d7788372cca75a/original/safe-on-web-app-1920.jpg","extension":"jpg"},"link":{"url":"/en/individuals/fraud-and-security/online-fraud/safeonweb-mobile-app"}},{"componentType":"articleCard","cardType":"article","cardSize":"medium","title":"The ING QR Code","body":"A weapon against fraud","image":{"transformBaseUrl":"https://assets.ing.com/transform/cfac491f-ddba-4196-b2b2-7aa5c3514282/BOY-ON-RAILROAD-TRACKS","type":"image","width":2160,"original":"https://assets.ing.com/m/2cc5b0379d8265d6/original/BOY-ON-RAILROAD-TRACKS.jpg","extension":"jpg"},"date":"2023-10-10","link":{"url":"/en/individuals/daily-banking/ing-qr-code"}},{"componentType":"articleCard","cardType":"article","cardSize":"medium","title":"Itsme® anti-fraud protection","body":"Advice from our experts","image":{"transformBaseUrl":"https://assets.ing.com/transform/3d45608b-c0f1-4c7d-82fb-c09a5d23b13d/Itsme-phishing-protection-1920","type":"image","width":1920,"original":"https://assets.ing.com/m/57402e0b6d92ec83/original/Itsme-phishing-protection-1920.jpg","extension":"jpg"},"date":"2022-06-23","link":{"url":"/en/individuals/fraud-and-security/online-fraud/itsme-fraud-protection"}}]}]}}}