{"type":"document","data":{"contentType":"onecms:productPage","flexPageMetadata":{"afmBanner":false,"description":"Smart banking is banking safely. Check your payments on a regular basis to spot fraudulent transactions in time.","robotInstruction":{"noFollow":false,"noIndex":false}},"flexZone":{"flexComponents":[{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<p>We’ve seen that many losses can be prevented if you regularly check your transactions and act quickly when something seems off. Imagine criminals withdrawing money from your account multiple times, or altering a transfer to benefit themselves. Only you can decide whether a transaction on your account is legitimate.</p>"},"title":"Why is checking your transactions important?"},{"componentType":"sectionTitle"},{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<p>Review your incoming and outgoing payments at least once every two weeks. You can do this via My ING (online banking) or with <a data-type=\"internal\" href=\"/en/personal/digital-banking/app\">the ING App</a>.</p><p>Tip: Through My ING, you can reverse unauthorised direct debits yourself.</p>"},"title":"Check your transactions online"},{"componentType":"sectionTitle"},{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<p>If you only receive paper statements, make sure to check them within two weeks of receiving them. If you suffer any loss because you were unable to check your account information (online or on paper) for a period of time, we may ask you to provide evidence of this.</p>"},"title":"Check your paper statements"},{"componentType":"sectionTitle"},{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<p>Has money been taken from your account without your permission? Contact us immediately. We can take action straight away to prevent further damage.</p>"},"title":"Call ING if something doesn’t look right"},{"componentType":"sectionTitle"},{"componentType":"sectionTitle"},{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<p>With the ING App, you’re always up to date with your latest transactions – anytime, anywhere. 75% of app users say they feel more in control of their finances thanks to the app. It makes paper statements almost unnecessary.</p><p> </p>"},"textLinks":[{"text":"Download the ING App on your phone or tablet.","url":"/en/personal/digital-banking/app"}],"title":"Good to know"},{"componentType":"sectionTitle"},{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<p>Safe banking is a shared responsibility. To ensure everyone follows the same guidelines, Dutch banks and the Dutch Consumers’ Association have established five universal safety rules for banking:</p><ol><li>Protect your codes</li><li>Protect your banking cards</li><li>Protect your devices</li><li>Check your Payments</li><li>When in doubt, call ING</li></ol>"},"textLinks":[{"text":"Read on about the 5 universal rules for safe banking","url":"/de-ing/veilig-bankieren/5-bs"}],"title":"The 5 Universal Safety Rules"},{"componentType":"linkList","iconTitle":{"title":"Read on about the 5 universal rules for safe banking"},"textLinks":[{"text":"Read the Universal Security Guidelines of the Dutch Banking Association and the Dutch Consumers Organisation (pdf)","url":"https://assets.ing.com/m/d83886c78894526b/original/Uniforme-veiligheidsregels-juli-2020.pdf"}]},{"componentType":"linkList","iconTitle":{"title":"Learn more"},"textLinks":[{"text":"Report fraud immediately","url":"/en/bank/safe-banking/report-fraud"},{"text":"ING's security policy","url":"/de-ing/veilig-bankieren/wat-wij-doen/houd-je-aan-de-veiligheidsregels"},{"text":"Need banking help?","url":"/de-ing/toegankelijkheid"}]},{"componentType":"linkList","iconTitle":{"icon":{"altTextNL":"\"\"","extension":"svg","original":"https://assets.ing.com/m/5b979bd44d912a17/original/Functionalities-Lock_Confirmation_Outline.svg","transformBaseUrl":"https://assets.ing.com/transform/f52818ae-9791-4ef7-9799-d3f991c2e3b4/Functionalities-Lock_Confirmation_Outline","type":"image","width":32},"title":"Safe banking"},"textLinks":[{"text":"Report fraud to the Hotline","url":"/en/bank/safe-banking/report-fraud"},{"text":"More types of scams and fraud","url":"/de-ing/veilig-bankieren/soorten-oplichting-fraude"},{"text":"Recognising & preventing fraud","url":"https://zowerktfraude.nl/"},{"text":"Which browser, even with screen reader","url":"/en/bank/safe-banking/5-bs/update-your-browser-and-operating-system"}]}]},"hasMacro":false,"id":"2aa7fe59-5cf4-497e-9b6c-07c9bfe2511f","localeString":"en-GB","mainHeaderZone":{"backLink":{"textLink":{"text":"The 5 Universal Safety Rules for Banking","url":"/en/bank/safe-banking/5-bs"}},"componentType":"productHeader","coreHeader":{"body":"You know what’s coming into your account – but do you also regularly check what’s going out? 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