Sunday, May 15, 2011

Avoid Online Banking Phishing Site

I tell on my own experience on how to check and ensure that the online banking site that I login is genuine.

Let's take Maybank as an example.

Steps
1. Ensure your browser are on Private Browsing in Mozilla Firefox or Incognito for Google Chrome and Rockmelt. This is to protect yourself from saving any cache or history in your browser.



2. Go to Google.com

3. Type Maybank2u



4. Usually it would be the first one. Enter from Google to avoid being directed to phishing site.



5. Go to the online login page, ensure the address bar got the https rather than http and has the VeriSign. 



6. Click on the More Information



7. Click View Certificate 



8. Click on the Subject and ensure the O = Malayan Banking Berhad which mean this website is owned by Malayan Banking Berhad 



9. Then you shall proceed with login into your online banking. Safe and secure :) 

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