FNB FRAUD ALERT!

[Michael Alexander]

From the local bank, FNB

"CAUTIONARY ADVICE – FIRST NATIONAL BANK -SMS FROM NUMBER SIMILAR TO THE ONE YOU GET BANK NOTIFICATIONS FROM (550)           
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THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL IS IN CIRCULATION AND HAS BEEN CIRCULATED TO UNDISCLOSED RECIPIENTS.

"YOU WILL RECEIVE A SMS FROM A NUMBER SIMILAR AS THE ONE THAT YOU GET BANK
NOTIFICATIONS FROM. THE SMS WILL INDICATE A PROBLEM ON YOUR ACCOUNT AND A
"CONSULTANT" WILL CONTACT YOU. WHEN THE "CONSULTANT"
CONTACTS YOU HE/SHE WILL START CONFIRMING ALL YOUR DETAILS: ACCOUNT NUMBER

AND THEN ASK YOU WHAT KIND OF A PHONE YOU ARE USING.* THE FRAUDSTERS WILL
THEN CONTACT YOUR CELL PHONE PROVIDER AND PERFORM
A SIM SWAP.* THE FRAUDSTERS WILL THEN BE ABLE TO RECEIVE OTP'S
(ONE TIME PINS) AND/OR RVN'S (RANDOM VERIFICATION NUMBERS) FROM YOUR BANK
AND HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS. BY THE TIME YOU REALISE THAT YOUR
CELL NUMBER IS NOT WORKING YOUR MONEY WILL BE OUT OF YOUR ACCOUNT. PLEASE
PASS ON!!!"
WE ARE UNABLE TO CONFIRM ON THE EXISTENCE OF THE SCAM AND EQUALLY OUR COUNTERPART ADVICE HAVING HEARD ABOUT THE SCAM HOWEVER SEEM TO BE MORE COMPLICATED THAN STATED AS IN ORDER FOR THE FRAUDSTERS TO DO ANY TRANSACTION THEY NEED THE MOPIN IN THE CASE OF CELLPHONE BANKING AND IN THE CASE OF ONLINE BANKING THE USERNAME AND PASSWORD. IF CUSTOMERS DO NOT DIVULGE THESE THEY SHOULD NOT BE DEFRAUDED.
KINDLY SENSITIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT DIVULGING YOUR USERNAME AND OR PASSWORDS OR TO PROVIDE SAME OVER THE INTERNET (E-MAIL) OR OVER THE TELEPHONE TO ANYONE (INCLUDING PERSONS IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES AS BANK OFFICIALS) AND ALSO NOT TO ACCESS THE SITE VIA A LINK.
REMEMBER, FNB WOULD NEVER ASK FOR SENSITIVE INFORMATION VIA EMAIL/SMS OR TELEPHONE.


D M DAVIES (MS)
BRANCH MANAGER"