The festive season is around the corner, but scammers are not stopping their attempts to defraud people. Scammers are trying to steal unsuspecting people's banking identities in a new variation of the SIM Swop Scam.
How this scam works: Scammers place advert(s) for an ABSA learnerships. Once an applicant contacts them they ask them if have a family member that has an ABSA account for more than a year. Then they phone the family member to confirm and obtain more info. Afterwards they pose as a Read more [...] 
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Take Note of this SIM Swop Scam!
The festive season is around the corner, but scammers are not stopping their attempts to defraud people. Scammers are trying to steal unsuspecting people's banking identities in a new variation of the SIM Swop Scam.
How this scam works: Scammers place advert(s) for an ABSA learnerships. Once an applicant contacts them they ask them if have a family member that has an ABSA account for more than a year. Then they phone the family member to confirm and obtain more info. Afterwards they pose as a Read more [...] Be Warned! SIM Swop Fraud is on the Rise!
The Junk Mail team has warned you about the "Switch Off Cell Phone" scam before. It seems that the scammers have intensified their efforts with this in recent times. South African Cellphone provider, Vodacom has noted that SIM swop fraud attempts are on the rise in the country. Scammers are getting persistent in defrauding Internet Banking clients who make use of Vodacom.
Fraudsters who engage in SIM swop fraud are posing as cellphone company representatives in an attempt to fool customers who Read more [...] Warning: SIM Swops Being Used to Access Bank Accounts
The scammers out there are launching another assault on the South African public. The Junk Mail team feels that its our duty to inform you of this malicious scam that could leave you with an empty bank account and a non-working cell phone.
Be warned. Fraudsters are using cellphone SIM swops to access bank accounts in a new scam. The fraudster sends an SMS from a number similar to that from which customers received banking notifications. The SMS will indicate a problem on your account and a person Read more [...]
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