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Beware Of Being Fooled! Here’s

The Difference Between An

Original Link And A Fake Link

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia –Have you ever received a message containing a link from an unknown number complete with an invitation narrative or even an important announcement? Don’t just click it! Because it could be a fake or phishing link designed to resemble the original link. If you are not careful and click carelessly, you could become a victim of cybercrime that targets your personal data, account access, and even your savings balance.

In this fast-paced digital era, the threat of fraud through fake links is increasingly rampant. The modes vary through SMS messages, Chat, and DM on social media accounts. To avoid this fraud, it is important to know the difference between an original link and a fake link. This difference can be very thin, which is why there are still people who fall victim. Double check before deciding to click on the link.

1. Pay attention to the URL and Domain, One Letter Can Make a Difference

You can see the difference between an original link and a fake link in the URL section. Fraudsters often create URLs that are very similar to the original site. The difference can even be just one letter. For example, replacing the letter “O” with the number 0 (zero), the letter “I” with the number 1 (one), the letter “A” with the number “4 (four) and others so that at first glance it looks like the original URL.

You can also tell the difference between original and fake links from the domain. Common and trusted domains use “.com” “.co.id” “.org” to “.gov”. While fake links often use strange or uncommon domains such as “.mix” “.otp” “.info”. In addition, you also need to know that original domains usually use additional words.

2. Check the Security Certificate, Make Sure It Says HTTPS

To ensure data security, the owner of the original website will use the HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) protocol. So, you need to see the padlock symbol to the left of the URL in the browser. This padlock symbol indicates that the site has used an encrypted SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate. Conversely, when you find an HTTP site without the letter “S”, without the padlock symbol and instead displaying a security warning, it means the site is not safe.

3. Website Appearance and Content Does Not Match the Original

Making a website page similar to the original site is not too difficult for fraudsters. But often there are different details on the appearance of the fake link site. For example, the logo is unclear, the text is messy, to a strange layout. Basically, you can check whether the site is genuine or not from the appearance of the logo, the color and font used. If it is suspicious, do not continue and immediately clear the history.

4. Link Source or How to Send Link

The earliest way to find out whether a link is genuine or fake is from how the link is sent and reaches you. Genuine links come from trusted sources. For example, from the official email of a company, website, or merchant that you often visit. On the other hand, fake links often appear from suspicious sources, such as emails or messages from unknown sources. From unknown numbers, forwarding messages without providing additional information to chats or texts that urge you to quickly click on the link.

One of the modes of fake link fraud is irresponsible individuals who pretend to be from the DANA digital wallet. The mode of the fraudster will usually contact you and say that your DANA account is frozen. After that, the person will send a fake DANA Account Recovery Link and urge you to immediately click on the link.

DANA Tips Through the #AwasJebakanBadman Campaign

As a preventive measure against becoming a victim of this fraud, it is very important to follow the tips from DANA provided through the #AwasJebatanBadman campaign, namely MONITOR, CONFIRM, and REPORT.

  • Monitor

Be aware and detect if someone sends a DANA account recovery link, don’t click on it immediately. You must first check your DANA account yourself and make sure again whether your DANA account is really frozen or not. If not, ignore the link or immediately report the person who sent the fake link.

  • Confirmation

Make sure to double check, every time you receive a link. Is it really from a trusted source. The method is to copy paste the link/number/or social media to the existing feature in DANA Protection.

  • Report

Immediately report suspicious individuals through DANA Protection. Reports can be made through the Report via Complaint Number feature, which will then connect you to the Kominfo service.

To be safer, DANA users can follow these tips.

  • Do not download & install the DANA application from links shared in instant messaging groups, such as WhatsApp, Telegram & others.
  • Immediately report DANA Customer Care via DIANA or via the official email help@dana.id and
  • Call Center 1500 445.
  • DANA does not have a Customer Care service via WhatsApp or Telegram.
  • The official DANA social media accounts are the only ones with a blue tick. Don’t be fooled by other similar accounts.

SOURCE : CNBC INDONESIA