Email Fraud Alert received from: Edgar
I recently received an email with this subject line: Congratulations, FNB and eBucks has sent you a R500.00 reward !! 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:
Hi,
Congratulations, FNB and eBucks has sent you a R500.00 or e5,000 reward, please click here to claim your reward now to your eBucks account, this will need a 6 digits purchase otp to complete, so make sure to enter your otp number when requested.
Regards,
FNB Team
The above email was sent by “EBucks “ from this email address: sending@fnb.co.za
I, Edgar, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “EBucks “:
Be careful with this message. It contains a suspicious link that was used to steal people’s personal information. Unless you trust the sender, don’t click links or reply with personal information.