NBK warns against phishing e-mails, offers protection tips

NBK warns against phishing e-mails, offers protection tips

KUWAIT: In line with its active role in increasing awareness and promoting financial literacy and inclusion among all segments of society, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) continues to support the “Let’s Be Aware” banking awareness campaign launched by the Central Bank of Kuwait, in cooperation with local banks and Kuwait Banking Association (KBA). In this context, NBK launched a campaign for warning against phishing e-mails, which are sent from suspicious domains impersonating and bearing the logo of legitimate organization like banks, telecom or other big companies to trick the user into believing they are genuine.

Therefore, the bank advises customers to follow important tips when dealing with e-mails, including always making sure that the e-mail sender is from a legitimate organization, as well as checking the grammar and spelling in the e-mail, as many phishing e-mails are poorly written, and making sure to disregard those e-mails to avoid being a victim of fraud.

With the increasing fraud attempts using various schemes, NBK is keen to protect its customers and increase their awareness of how to avoid frauds by following the tips provided on all its digital channels including cautious dealing with links and not saving any confidential information such as: debit/credit card