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Protecting your assets and sensitive data is among our highest priorities. You also have a critical role to play. Explore our collection of educational materials and best practices from our cybersecurity and fraud prevention experts.

Protect Your Account

Protect Your Account

Morgan Stanley invests heavily in cybersecurity and fraud prevention technology and employs world-class talent to lead these efforts. Our in-house cyber defense organization works closely with industry and government partners to continuously evaluate and respond to an evolving threat landscape.

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Our Security Pledge

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In the unlikely event that cyber activity breaches our security measures, we will reimburse you for losses on your Morgan Stanley Wealth Management accounts that are the result of unauthorized access to our systems through no fault of your own.

Our Digital Tools

Utilizing the full suite of digital tools we offer can also help reduce your risk of fraud or data loss.

Morgan Stanley Online
Our online portal has embedded security features such as end-to-end encryption, enhanced multi-factor authentication options, customizable alerts and notifications, automatic session time-out and more.
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Morgan Stanley Mobile App
Securely access your Morgan Stanley account from virtually anywhere and enhance your security by enabling facial recognition.
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eDelivery and eAuthorizations
Electronically authorize wire transactions with eAuthorizations and go paperless with eDelivery. These digital tools can help reduce your risk of fraud.
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Digital Vault
Easily manage and share your important documents, such as wills, financial statements and tax filings. Documents are encrypted and access is limited to you and your Morgan Stanley team.
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Experian Identity and Credit Protection (for CashPlus clients)

  1. Get complimentary access to a robust suite of monitoring, protection and restoration services, including fraud resolution services, up to $1M identity theft insurance and more.

     

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Send and Receive Money with Zelle®

  1. Zelle® is a fast and easy way to send and receive money with friends, family and others you trust, even if they don’t have an account with Morgan Stanley.

     

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Our Cybersecurity and Fraud Prevention Program

  1. Defense in Depth

    Our technical architecture utilizes layered defenses designed to help protect our most critical systems and enable close monitoring of user access and data movement.
  2. Advanced Analytics

    We evaluate the logins to your account and flag unusual or potentially high-risk activities in real time so that we can quickly identify indications of attempted fraud.
  3. Perimeter Defense

    Morgan Stanley is protected by firewalls and other intrusion detection mechanisms. We continually monitor our perimeter to help identify and reject attempted intrusions or unauthorized connections.
  4. Security Testing

    We regularly test and scan our applications and internet-facing network to identify and remediate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Employee Training

    Our employees are subject to mandatory, recurring cybersecurity and fraud prevention training and are tested on phishing and other social engineering tactics. 
  6. 24/7 Incident Response

    Our cyber incident response teams are located around the globe, allowing us to respond to incidents 24/7, 365 days a year. 

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Cybersecurity & Fraud Prevention

Find out how Morgan Stanley helps safeguard your assets and personal information. Learn about our cybersecurity strategy, the state-of-the-industry security features we offer and tips and tools you can use.

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Report an Issue or Concern

We are available 24/7 to help you. Contact us immediately at 888-454-395 if you:

 

•    Believe you may be the victim of fraud or identity theft

•    Suspect your phone or email may have been compromised

•    Notice suspicious account activity

•    Receive a questionable call, email or text that appears to be from Morgan Stanley

 

For international clients, contact your Morgan Stanley Client Representative. 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Beware of Morgan Stanley impersonators. We will never call or text you to ask for your account password, username or one-time passcode. We will also never ask you to grant remote access to your computer.

 

Bookmark morganstanleyclientserv.com and use that trusted website or the Morgan Stanley Mobile App to login to your account. Avoid using search-engine results or clicking on links in emails or text messages that appear to be from Morgan Stanley. These may take you to fraudulent lookalike sites designed to capture your login credentials.

Treat unexpected emails and texts with caution. Don’t respond, click links or open attachments in unsolicited messages. Don’t click unsubscribe or even text back STOP.  Instead, label the sender as spam and delete the message.

 

Hang up on callers you weren’t anticipating and call the organization back using a trusted number from an official source like their website, a statement or the back of a credit card. 

If you’re still in contact, stop engaging with the scammer immediately. If you believe you have shared personally identifiable information or account datils, please contact your Morgan Stanley team or call us at 888-454-3965 to assess the situation.

Reusing the same password across accounts increases risk. If one account is compromised, others may be too. Using a trusted password manager can help you create and store complex, unique passwords so you don’t have to remember them all. For added protection, enable multi‑factor authentication (MFA) wherever it’s available—especially for sensitive accounts—so a password alone isn’t enough to log in.

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The Morgan Stanley Digital Vault ("Digital Vault") is accessible to clients with dedicated Financial Advisors. Documents shared via the Digital Vault should be limited to those relevant to your Morgan Stanley account relationship.  Uploading a document to the Digital Vault does not obligate us to review or take any action on it, and we will not be liable for any failure to act upon the contents of such document. Please contact your Financial Advisor or Branch Management to discuss the appropriate process for providing the document to us for review. If you maintain a Trust or entity account with us, only our certification form will govern our obligations for such account.  Please refer to the Morgan Stanley Digital Vault terms and conditions for more information.

Not all documents can be accepted into Digital Vault.

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