Stay One Step Ahead of the Fraudsters! Stop, Think, Check – Bank of Ireland

This session will focus on understanding different types of fraud, how fraudsters try to trick you, and how you can stay one step ahead to protect yourself and your money. Attendees will benefit from expert guidance, practical tips, and real-life examples of fraud cases.

About the Bank of Ireland

The Bank of Ireland offers a wide range of services including personal and business banking, wealth management, and corporate banking, the bank is committed to providing secure and convenient digital banking solutions. With a strong presence in both Ireland and the UK, the Bank of Ireland is dedicated to community engagement and financial education, making it a trusted partner in financial services. Their Fraud Awareness campaign aims to educate and empower individuals to recognise and prevent fraud.

Key Learning Points:

1. Understanding Fraud: Learn about the different types of fraud and how they affect individuals.
2. Fraud Prevention Tips: Discover effective ways to protect your service users and their money from fraudsters.
3. Community Support: Explore how you can contribute to a fraud-aware community through small but impactful actions.

Q&A Session: An opportunity for attendees to ask questions and seek guidance from our speakers and other attendees

Relevance to The Money Guidance Competency Framework: This event aligns with The Money Guidance Competency Framework by enhancing the knowledge, skills, and confidence of money guidance practitioners. Understanding fraud and its prevention is crucial for providing comprehensive money guidance. This session will equip attendees with the necessary tools to educate and protect their clients, thereby improving the overall quality of money guidance and support within the community.

6.2 Foundation knowledge and compliance E. Signposting customers

5. Budgeting and cashflow Tier 1

Accessibility & Other Details: The event takes place on Microsoft Teams. If you have accessibility requirements, please inform the hosts when you register by emailing moneyguidersni@reed.com and we will do our best to meet them. For example, we can support by providing the slides prior to the event, ensuring there is a transcript available, and requesting that one person takes all questions to allow a screen reader to function correctly.

If there is anything else we can support, please don’t hesitate to reach out directly. Participants should always remember to keep their own client and customer details confidential and not disclose personal information about them.

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The Money Guiders Programme

Money Guiders is a programme run by The Money Pensions Service (MaPS) which seeks to help money guidance practitioners improve their knowledge, skills and confidence. Everything that the Money Guiders programme offers centres around the Money Guidance Competency Framework - it's there to help you better understand the full breadth and depth of money related issues that fall outside of the regulated financial advice service sector - the things you talk to your customers about