WENDY KNOWLER | Be careful not to hand fraudsters ‘keys to your safe’
Thanks to a number of huge data breaches, fraudsters will use our personal information scattered on the dark web to sound more credible on the phone
28 July 2024 - 21:02
A totally wrong assumption is costing many South Africans dearly — to the point of financial ruin in some cases. It’s this: if a person calls them, claims to be from their bank’s fraud division, alerts them to potentially fraudulent transactions on their account, and shares information about their accounts and spending habits, they must be who they say they are...
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