Always Include Your Account Name When Giving Out Your Account Number - Internet Safety Advocate, Onadipe Advises Users

In his bid to reduce online risks among internet users, a renowned advocate of online safety, Rotimi Onadipe, has called on users globally to always provide complete information when they are giving out their bank account details.

Onadipe made the call on Saturday at internet safety magazine office, Ibadan, Oyo State during a weekly seminar dedicated to providing useful information to the public about how to prevent online dangers.

Onadipe, who doubles as the Executive Director of Onadipe Technologies and Founder of Internet Safety Magazine, emphasised the need for users to always provide complete information about their accounts to avoid transfer error.

The internet safety advocate noted that most people give out only their account numbers and bank without their account name when they are asked to provide their bank account details.

According to him, giving out account number and bank without beneficiary's account name may lead to transfer error which may cause the money transferred to get into a wrong person's account.

"While we are careful to avoid being defrauded by internet fraudsters, we must also prevent financial loss that may be caused by our own errors.

"Be informed that if the person that wants to transfer money to your account types a wrong figure by mistake, the money will get into another person's account which may be difficult to retrieve.

"When you provide your account number, account name and bank, it will be easier for the sender of the money to compare all the information you provided with the one on his mobile App before he completes the transaction," Onadipe added.