Email Fraud Alert received from: Jacob
I recently received an email with this subject line: Confirmation of Online booking at flysaa.com and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please.
The full contents of the suspected fraudulent (phishing / scamming) e-mail appear below:
Thanks for the purchase!
Booking number: ZYH378
Your credit card has been charged for $391.62.
Please print PASSENGER ITINERARY RECEIPT by logging into your Voyager personal pages
by clicking the link below:
https://www.flysaa.com/za/en/searchpnr.secured?loc=za&lan=en?ReturnUrl=%2fcancel_flight.aspx
To cancel your ticket, please click the link below:
https://www.flysaa.com/za/en/searchpnr.secured?loc=za&lan=en?ReturnUrl=%2fcancel_flight.aspx
On board you will be offered:
– Beverages;
– Food;
– Daily press.
You are guaranteed top-quality services and attention on the part of our benevolent personnel.
We recommend you to print PASSENGER ITINERARY RECEIPT and take it alone to the airport.
It will help you to pass control and registration procedures faster.
See you on board!
Regards
Customer Care
© 2013 South African Airways – Voyager.
All Rights Reserved
The above email was sent by “africahelp@flysaa.com” from this email address: africahelp@flysaa.com
I, Jacob, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “africahelp@flysaa.com”:
One has to admire the gumption and marketing smarts of people the world over. This phishing e-mail comes on the back of the death of Nelson Mandela and is obviously hoping to catch one or more of the thousands of people booking flights in or to South Africa for the funeral. A double whammy is the fact that the funeral also falls over the traditional end of the year holidays.