HSBC Malta and ĠEMMA launch fraud awareness booklet HSBC Malta and ĠEMMA launch fraud awareness booklet HSBC Malta and the HSBC Malta Foundation have teamed up with ĠEMMA to publish the fifth issue of the Little Black Book of Scams and Fraud. The booklet is designed to help people identify attempted online scams and teaches…
For many, gardening is a great way to get outdoors and save money by growing some of your own food. Even better, it doesn’t have to cost the earth. So green fingers at the ready, here are some top tips from Faith Archer at Much More With Less for gardening on a budget. Start from seeds…
This is one of the videos we produced with the Central Bank of Malta in our budgeting series. Let me introduce the ĠEMMA family. I am Tony. I am Maria’s husband. I work as a manager in a large business in the services industry. My wife, Maria is 40 years old and works in my father’s family business. We have two kids: Matthias, our son who is 11 years old, and…
Do you know how to protect yourself against scams and fraud? Want to know more? Download our latest Infographic. Identity theft is the deliberate use of your identity in order to take over or open new accounts, buy goods online, carry out online gaming or rent or buy properties or do other criminal things in…
A fraud who posed as a priest collecting money for charity was remanded in custody pending sentencing after pleading guilty to defrauding a 90-year-old man of some €3,000 direct link – click here A fraud who posed as a priest collecting money for charity wept in the dock as he was remanded in custody pending…
This is the eighth video that Ben Camille and ĠEMMA produced together. In this video Ben Camille and Xtrina discuss tips that you should follow vis-a-vis credit card use. Ben Camille and Xtrina bring up matters such as making sure that you only have the number of cards you truly need, that you never use…
ĠEMMA in collaboration with HSBC Malta Foundation supports financial literacy sessions ĠEMMA together with The HSBC Malta Foundation and the Science Centre are delivering financial literacy sessions during Skolasajf. Taking place for the third consecutive year, a total of 12 sessions will be held in 6 centers over the summer of 2021. David Spiteri Gingell,…
Fake websites are one of the largest types of online scams. But what do they do? Scammers set up fake retailer websites that look like genuine online retail stores. They may use sophisticated designs and layouts, possibly stolen logos, and a ‘.com’ of a major country domain. Many of these websites offer luxury items such…
Do you know how to protect yourself against scams and fraud? Want to know more? Well today practically everybody and his / her dog has a smart phone. Given the many affordable Internet based subscriptions provided by mobile operators in Malta most people today use mobile phones not only to communicate but also to bank,…
One of the core emerging competencies in financial capability is Digital Finance. As a core competency digital finance includes the use of digital financial tools such as e-banking or Internet banking as well as recognising and responding to scams and fraud. ĠEMMA in 2020 initiated the series of Little Black Book of Scams and Frauds. …
