How should young people improve their anti-fraud awareness?

Although we downloaded the National Anti-Fraud Center in our mobile phone, we must have anti-fraud awareness. Here's how young people can improve their anti-fraud awareness.

1. The alert condition is too good. Many fraud cases are lured by conditions such as sky-high wages or easy profits. Therefore, young people must remain skeptical when they encounter such "excellent conditions".

For example, some frauds will be disguised as company recruitment, promising super high salary or less work. Others flaunt that it is easy to get a return on investment. These conditions are obviously beyond the normal range, but it is easy to attract young people.

Young people should realize that normal work or investment can't have such good conditions. If you encounter a similar situation, you must first investigate the authenticity, ask your family for help or ask a professional. Never believe it easily because of the temptation of conditions.

"There will be no pie in the sky." Young people should have enough doubts in the face of too good conditions and carefully verify the source and authenticity of information. It is very important to raise anti-fraud awareness, which can effectively prevent many tempting frauds.

2. Verify the source of information Young people are easily influenced by all kinds of financial investment information, but they can't believe the authenticity of these information and need to be verified.

For example, when you receive a high-yield leaflet or information about a wealth management product, don't just believe it directly, but ask the authority whether it approves the product. If you receive some preferential loan information, you should contact customer service first to verify the authenticity of the information, and don't directly fill in personal information on it.

Financial investment products with unknown information sources are usually risky, and young people should not be tempted by seemingly high returns. Learn to ask professionals actively to confirm the authenticity of information. You can also search whether users have exposed information fraud.

It is important to raise awareness of verifying the source of information. Young people should be skeptical about all kinds of investment and financial information, so as to "believe and verify" and verify the authenticity of the information so as not to be deceived. This is also one of the keys to improve anti-fraud awareness.

3. Carefully protect personal information Young people need to pay attention to protecting their personal information in online activities, and don't disclose it to people of unknown origin at will.

My suggestion is not to provide personal information such as your ID number, mobile phone number and bank account number without knowing the identity and purpose of the other party. Even if it is a seemingly formal page or individual request, you must first verify the authenticity.

Internet fraudsters always take advantage of users' demand for information to obtain key privacy data. Once private information is leaked, young people can easily become victims of fraud or cyber crime.

Therefore, young people should pay attention to protecting their personal information and don't easily provide strangers with real identity information, contact information and other private data on strange websites. And don't disclose this information publicly. Protecting your privacy carefully can avoid the risk of being cheated. I will also remind young friends around me of this.

4. Discuss important decisions with your family. Young people should not rely on their own one-sided information to make decisions when making decisions such as investing in buying a house, but should consult with their families carefully.

For example, some wealth management products or houses look attractive, but it is difficult for young people to judge their risks and authenticity. At this time, you must find your family to study together to see if there is any risk of fraud. Family members have more life experience and can provide advice.

In addition, don't make a decision just by investing in "inside information". It is difficult to confirm the truth of this information. It is important to find authoritative public information and study it carefully.

Therefore, in the face of major decisions, young people should not rely on subjective and one-sided information, but should discuss and study with their families and consider them comprehensively. This can avoid being deceived because of misjudgment. Raising the awareness of fraud prevention also needs the help of family members, and I will remind the young people around me.

It is also important to improve the understanding of legal knowledge. Legal knowledge can help young people understand their legitimate rights and interests, and when they encounter illegal business operations, they can be aware of the risks and take correct countermeasures.

For example, if you understand the relevant laws on consumer rights, young people will be aware of their rights and take reasonable measures to safeguard their rights when facing various situations of pit consumption, and will not easily accept their fate. If you understand the legal provisions of online transactions, you can also identify some online fraud information and not be deceived.

So I suggest that young people can improve their legal knowledge in some ways. For example, search online for some official WeChat account articles about rights protection, or consult people who know the law among family and friends. Mastering certain legal knowledge is helpful to better prevent infringement or fraud.

To raise the awareness of fraud prevention, young people need to maintain enough skepticism to "believe and verify". According to the above suggestions, we can better guard against all kinds of fraud and protect our legitimate rights and interests.