Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 14-11-2019
As the festive season approaches, the South African Banking Risk Information Centre has warned banking customers to be vigilant, especially around scams that promise huge returns with minimal effort.
Sabric on behalf of the banks is currently on an awareness campaign to warn bank customers of numerous bank-related crime scams ahead of the December break.
It says among the scams customers should look out for are the deposit and refund scams, fraudulent requests to change bank account details and advance fee scams.
Sabric head of service delivery Kevin Twiname has urged customers to protect their personal information as well as that of their organisations.
“The fact that people during this period are more relaxed and obviously more sociable, more socially active, criminals obviously see this opportunity and take the opportunity to commit particular crimes.”
Sabric says customers should also be always suspicious of email or text messages stating that they have won a prize but have not entered a competition, including never paying any money in advance to secure the prize.
Listen to the interview with Kevin Twiname
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