{"type":"document","data":{"complementaryZone":{"flexComponents":[{"componentType":"sectionTitle","title":"Also interesting!"},{"cards":[{"body":"Be careful with urgent payment requests.","cardSize":"medium","cardType":"article","componentType":"articleCard","date":"2023-08-09","image":{"extension":"jpg","original":"https://assets.ing.com/m/54a7152f8601e746/original/anti-fraud-1920.jpg","transformBaseUrl":"https://assets.ing.com/transform/4bb05c88-ec2b-4cf5-96d6-7360e41dbede/anti-fraud-1920","type":"image","width":1920},"link":{"url":"/en/business/news/secure-business/ceo-fraud"},"title":"CEO fraud"},{"body":"How do you recognize internet fraud?","cardSize":"medium","cardType":"article","componentType":"articleCard","date":"2016-04-13","image":{"extension":"jpg","original":"https://assets.ing.com/m/101eb7fcc28e6469/original/phishing-1920.jpg","transformBaseUrl":"https://assets.ing.com/transform/8dc0bf1d-47e0-49ec-86e6-b32cd0dc7092/phishing-1920","type":"image","width":1920},"link":{"url":"/en/individuals/fraud-and-security/online-fraud/recognize-phishing"},"title":"Phishing"}],"componentType":"cards"}]},"contentType":"onecms:editorialPage","flexPageMetadata":{"afmBanner":false,"description":"Do you know how to read a hyperlink?  Cybercriminals now create logical, legible hyperlinks to trick their victims. Be careful!","robotInstruction":{"noFollow":false,"noIndex":false}},"flexZone":{"flexComponents":[{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<p>Discover how to read a URL</p>"},"video":{"type":"video","originalUrl":"https://assets.ing.com/m/297161c1f1f858db/original/04AD221E-714423_HowToReadanURL_EN.mp4","videoPreviewURLs":["https://assets.ing.com/m/297161c1f1f858db/1080p-04AD221E-714423_HowToReadanURL_EN.mp4","https://assets.ing.com/m/297161c1f1f858db/480p-04AD221E-714423_HowToReadanURL_EN.mp4","https://assets.ing.com/m/297161c1f1f858db/720p-04AD221E-714423_HowToReadanURL_EN.mp4","https://assets.ing.com/m/297161c1f1f858db/mp4-04AD221E-714423_HowToReadanURL_EN.mp4"],"thumbnails":{"mini":"https://assets.ing.com/m/297161c1f1f858db/mini-04AD221E-714423_HowToReadanURL_EN.jpg","webimage":"https://assets.ing.com/m/297161c1f1f858db/webimage-04AD221E-714423_HowToReadanURL_EN.jpg","thul":"https://assets.ing.com/m/297161c1f1f858db/thul-04AD221E-714423_HowToReadanURL_EN.jpg"},"extension":["mp4"]}},{"componentType":"sectionTitle","title":"It's simple if you know how to look"},{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<p>To find out what site a hyperlink goes to, it’s important to read the right part of the URL (<strong>in orange</strong> in our examples).</p><p> </p><ol><li><strong>https://news.ing.be/bess/get?id=12494.-1:jgw8tn5u</strong><br />This hyperlink is possibly not very clear. However, you can be sure of one thing; it will take you to ing.be.<br /> </li><li><strong>https://homebank.login.ing.bank.be/bess/get?id=12494.-1</strong><br />This hyperlink is legible and looks as if it will take you to the ING Home Bank login page. However, the site it will take you to is <strong>bank.be</strong><strong>.</strong> This is not the ING Belgium site, so it&apos;s a fraudulent link.</li></ol>"}},{"componentType":"highlight","richBody":{"value":"<p>The important part in a hyperlink is the part just before the first ‘/’ (without counting the https://). This is the site that the hyperlink will go to. </p>"},"title":"Remember"},{"componentType":"sectionTitle","title":"Outsmart the scammers with the ING QR code"},{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<p>The ING QR code lets you log in to Home&apos;Bank or sign off on your transactions with extra protection in addition to your Card Reader: outsmart the scammers. Scammers will try to trick you, whereas the ING QR code screen on your smartphone will show what you&apos;re going to approve or sign off in. If something doesn&apos;t match up, stop. You may have just spotted a scam.</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.ing.be/en/individuals/daily-banking/ing-qr-code\">Not using the ING QR code yet? </a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.ing.be/en/individuals/fraud-and-security/online-fraud/itsme-fraud-protection\">Another protection is itsme® : read why</a></li></ul>"}}]},"hasMacro":false,"id":"89f3ba52-26ca-4514-9478-eac97a39056a","localeString":"en-GB","mainHeaderZone":{"backLink":{"textLink":{"text":"Online security","url":"/en/individuals/fraud-and-security/online-security"}},"componentType":"editorialHeader","coreHeader":{"subtitle":"Passing your mouse over a hyperlink in an email to find out what site it goes to is a smart thing to do. Do you know how to read a hyperlink? Cybercriminals know that many people check where a hyperlink goes to in an email. So they now create logical, legible hyperlinks to trick their victims.","title":"Protect yourself against phishing, learn how to read a hyperlink"},"date":"2023-10-09","readingTime":5},"publishDate":"2023-10-09T14:53:08.788+02:00"}}