Banking scams evolving faster than South Africa can fend them off

I almost fell victim to the Banker call attack. The scammer have a way of creating a sense of urgency that forces you to drop your guard.
 
We once had an incident with a colleague where a particular link was sent to them, a particular special for an airline. It turned out there was no airline,” he said.
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Hello, wut? That an extreme case now? Internet security 101 anybody?

Don't klick links from non work related, non trusted sources. And even then confirm the sender email visually, AND confirm the link doesn't look dodge by either hovering over it for a preview or copying the link and pasting it into a text editor. Especially at work (But use those habits everywhere). Mark/report everything non work related you are confident you should not be getting as spam. Block anything you are unsure of but is also not work related. 102: Even if something looks like it's coming from work, but also looks odd, contact the colleague and confirm first before clicking. Just clickety-clicking email links left and right is somewhat as risky as what I imagine visiting a Mozambique township brothel without double rubber would be. Maybe more.

Yoh... What year is this?
 
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Any one who falls for this must be nuts. Why would a bank phone you, request you identify yourself and you still give them the information.

“So, as a consumer, it is difficult sometimes not to give personal information. I sometimes get a call from my banker and they say ‘please verify some of your personal information’,” Mtuze said.

“That is usually where the scammers would come and pretend to be the banks or pretend to be offering particular services, and you end up sharing personal information, which is then used nefariously.”
 
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