Fraud Awareness Week: Be Scam Aware
Most people would believe that they are fraud savvy, however, fraudsters are becoming more sophisticated than ever, and we need to do more to protect ourselves from becoming victims of fraud. While most financial frauds still use phone, texts, and emails to commit the crime, the frauds themselves are increasingly clever using technology and publicly […]
Keeping Your Account Safe From Fraud
We have been made aware of a scam text going around claiming that members’ accounts have been ‘placed on hold’ or ‘locked’ and to click a link to verify their accounts. ⚠️ This is NOT legitimate and should be ignored. Please do not click any links⚠️ Be Fraud-Aware. Look out for red flags such as misspellings, […]
Tips for Shopping Safely Online
Shopping Safely Online In this article we are going to talk about shopping safely online and the steps you need to take to ensure your financial information stays private. With the onset of online scams, which can be perpetrated through email, text, social media and on shopping websites themselves, it’s vitally important that individuals are aware […]
Top Tips To Prevent Credit And Debit Card Fraud
Top Tips To Prevent Credit And Debit Card Fraud Credit and debit card fraud can happen if someone physically steals your card, or virtually hacks your account, and it can be quite difficult to resolve. If you’re a victim of credit or debit card fraud, you may incur unauthorised charges that can result in costly […]
Higher security standards to come into effect for recurring card payments from tomorrow, Tuesday 8th March
Brexit Checklist For Online Shopping
Before You Buy…. Love sites like Amazon? Here are some tips to consider before you purchase goods and/or services from UK businesses in the Post-Brexit world! Visit ccpc.ie for more information on Brexit and your consumer rights. You can also download the full checklist here: CCPC Brexit-online shopping checklist.