Within the scope of the joint awareness initiative between Royal Oman Police and Bank Muscat, an anti-fraud awareness lecture was organised recently at Bank Muscat Head Office. The lecture was attended by a group of employees, who were introduced to prominent methods used by fraudsters in committing financial crimes as well as different ways to prevent fraud and how to respond to such attacks.
During the lecture, Major Khalid Mohammed Al Rawahi from the Directorate General of Inquiries and Criminal Search, Royal Oman Police, highlighted the prominent fraud methods such as fraudulent e-mail and bank data theft, and provided practical guidelines to help individuals avoid such attempts. He also emphasized the importance of promoting individual and community awareness and the role of institutions in spreading a security culture.
The awareness lecture was organised as part of ongoing initiative aimed at promoting social responsibility and increasing individual awareness of cybercrime, thereby contributing to the protection of the community. The public can easily contact the Royal Oman Police hotline at 80077444 to report fraud or for any fraud-related queries.
With cases of electronic fraud increasing globally and often causing tremendous financial and psychological harm to both individuals and businesses, Bank Muscat has further strengthened its efforts to combat this crime by partnering regularly with a number of institutions and authorities. Giving top priority to its role as the Sultanate’s flagship financial institution, Bank Muscat has been part of a number of anti-fraud awareness campaigns over the past few years whereby the bank has sought to sensitise and educate the general public with information that will enable them to easily recognise and avoid fraud.
