Hi Team OCBC, do you have a SOP on how we should deal with calls from OCBC staff?
Suppose I receive a call which goes like this:
Caller: Hi can i speak to Tan Ah Kow
Me: Speaking, can i know where u are calling from? (NB: I'm not even sure if i should confirm that I am Tan Ah Kow in the first place, but let us assume it is ok for now)
Caller: I am from OCBC. But first, I need you to provide your last 4 numbers of NRIC for verification purposes
Question is: how should i proceed?
1. I definitely do not think that I should provide my last 4 numbers of NRIC, or other sensitive info e.g. Mother maiden name, Wife surname, how many accounts etc. Cos if the caller is a crook, then they can call OCBC and if lucky get thru the verification checks and gain control of my acc.
2. But if i don't give, then the call will end. I can call the OCBC hotline but will the CSO know what the matter is about? If the matter turns out to be truly urgent e.g.my cc got fraud, then it will be a disaster.
Ideally i think what should happen is:
1. If urgent, OCBC call me, and then give me a Code.
2. I call the official OCBC no, and this should be a number which does not involve waiting for 1h for a CSO to pickup.
3. I enter the Code, and the CSO does verification. So even if OCBC calls the wrong dude in Step 1, the fella will not be able to go thru.
4. Resolve matter.
The only downside is that if OCBC calls a wrong dude, then the real dude will not get informed in time, so this method is also not perfect.
So can u advise what is the foolproof SOP?
NB: Just to be clear, I have not received such a call from OCBC.