Email Fraud Alert received from: NotInContact
I recently received an email with this subject line: FNB banking system interruptions. Upgrade Now! 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:
Due to the growing reports of on-going sim-swap scam whereby your phone number is swapped to get access to your account, FNB has initiated an online security upgrade procession which you will need to complete by clicking on the link below this message to complete the process.
Failure to do this will lead to the suspension and possible deactivation of your account until we can rightfully verify you as the genuine account owner.
For further checks, we might have a consultant call you for further verifications via phone: click on below to proceed and complete this process and enjoy a safe and secure online banking in future:
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO WAIT BETWEEN 2 TO 5 MINUTES FOR THE VERIFICATION OTP TO BE SENT TO YOUR PHONE AS YOUR UPGRADE WILL BE INCOMPLETE WITHOUT THE OTP SENT TO YOUR PHONE.
Upgrade Here
The above email was sent by “inContact@fnb.co.za” from this email address: inContact@fnb.co.za
I, NotInContact, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “inContact@fnb.co.za”:
Yawn – you guys are getting boring now. Methinks that it is about time you came up with a different phishing method.