Whenever there’s a crisis, criminals will try to exploit it. That’s the warning from one anti-crime activist after several local scams emerged in the wake of the outbreak of COVID-19. In these unprecedented times, South Africans have been urged to be extra vigilant for con artists and cybercriminals.
The public will have to be extra careful about the SMSs and emails being sent out, according to the SA Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric). Cybercriminals are also using SMS phishing to trick victims into clicking on a link disguised as information on a coronavirus outbreak in their area, to steal their credentials,” said Susan Potgieter, acting Sabric CEO.
“Although some spoof emails can be difficult to identify, we urge all bank clients to think twice before clicking on any link, even if an email looks legitimate. Anti-crime activist Yusuf Abramjee says criminals are now pretending to be health officials as well.
“We have cases in Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng where people purporting to be from emergency service in uniform are knocking on the doors of houses claiming to be doing free screening for the coronavirus.
“All they want to do is gain entry into your house and rob you,” he said. Abramjee called on all South Africans to stop and think and keep both their cellphone internet links and house doors closed to coronavirus con-artists.
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Source: eNCA
