Old Mutual WhatsApp scam doing the rounds

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Old Mutual WhatsApp scam doing the rounds

Old Mutual has issued a warning about a highly sophisticated investment scam circulating on social media and messaging platforms such as WhatsApp that is impersonating its Group CEO.

The scam falsely uses the company’s logo as well as names and images of real employees, including senior executives and the Old Mutual Group CEO, Jurie Strydom, to create a misleading sense of credibility.

 

[FiestaST]

WatsUp*

 

[adrianx]

Old Mutual instructed me to do FICA, via email, but there was no acknowledgement... not even an automated response. I'm still not sure if I was scammed. They're becoming very "government department-esque", a bit like MTN and a few others.

 

[borro]

Old Mutual instructed me to do FICA, via email, but there was no acknowledgement... not even an automated response. I'm still not sure if I was scammed. They're becoming very "government department-esque", a bit like MTN and a few others.

FNB similar, email with more than one spelling and grammatical error, so I ignored it at my peril, and had to sort it out at a physical branch, three times. That’s why getting rid of cash is not such a good idea in Azania

 

[gregmcc]

"highly sophisticated"

 

[Swa]

Old Mutual instructed me to do FICA, via email, but there was no acknowledgement... not even an automated response. I'm still not sure if I was scammed. They're becoming very "government department-esque", a bit like MTN and a few others.

Have gotten many FICA requests from FNB when I'm not using any accounts. Last couple said that all my services were frozen. I don't know why they can't get the message I don't want to start using them again. Seems real desperate for business.

 

[Lawnchairman]

Jirre

 

[Swa]

You're on the database, they can't exactly destroy that info, but agree - they can surely see that you closed the account.

Thing is I have no accounts with them and only used them for ebucks before they closed that program down. Don't know which accounts they're seeing that will be restricted.