Email Fraud Alert received from: William
I recently received an email with this subject line: Security Notification (View Urgently) and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please.
William has the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent message:
Just to let other people know – DON’T follow any links in e-mails such as these.
I do not have a Capitec Account but have seen an increase in the number of these phishing attempts using Capitec.
The full contents of the e-mail appear below:
Dear Valued Member,
We were unable to process your most recent payment. Did you recently change your bank, phone number or Bank card?
To ensure that your service is not interrupted, please update your internet information today by Clicking UPDATE HERE. . We’re available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
If you have recently updated your billing information, please disregard this message as we are processing the changes you have made.
Sincerely,
Capitec Bank Services Team
The above email was sent by “Capitec Bank” from this email address: updatealert@capitecbank.co.za