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I’ve received a number of scam attempts via email in the past two weeks. And they get cleverer and cleverer each time. Or at least the phishers seem to think they do. Both have (on the surface of things) seem to be sent from the normal Standard Bank Internet Banking email address [ibsupport@standardbank.co.za] and both lead to seemingly genuine Standard Bank online banking login screens.
First was a notice that someone had made a deposit into my account with the suggestion that I log in to my account to see the details. The R40K would be nice, but I don’t know anyone named James du Plessis who would pay me anything at all:
And while the details seem fairly legit, notice the real url that shows when you hover over the link: extraflexenbreagens with a Brazilian domain.
Next I got this message earlier today:
Ohh, sounds ominous. What the hell is up with that bank of mine! How dare they suspend my account! Let me dash off to the link (“within 24hrs”) and update my details. NOT!
Again, hovering over the link shows that the url attached to the links is nothing like the real thing. This time it’s are rather non-descript mallasritmo.info address. Clicking on the link takes the unsuspecting user to a page that looks remarkably like the real thing:
Notice that the url is nothing like the correct Standard Bank internet banking pages’: https://www5.encrypt.standardbank.co.za/ibsa/InternetBanking If that isn’t the address you see in your address bar DO NOT enter anything into the screen and attempt to log on. Some scaly scammer is harvesting your login credentials and will soon be emptying your account.
Remember always that no bank will ever request that their clients enter login details or submit account pin numbers via an email message or into a webpage, not matter how real it looks. If you are a Standard Bank customer and haven’t yet, we recommend that you take up the banks’ offer of free anti-phishing software that you can download and install directly from your (real) online account page. Do it now!
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I get the same stuff all day long…………..remember they caught my MOM with one of these "reconfirm your details" scams
I do remember that story – and if it serves (the memory that is) she's an ABSA client? So it's happening under their banner as well.
I got another deposit for R40K from James today. At this rate I'm going to be retiring by the end of the month! Yay!
Received a mail from James today… Wish it was real tho, wouldn't mine R40K but knew something was fishy… Coz the wording of the email wasn't like a normal confirmation mail. Quite sad, coz even if he can get into this account… There's not enough money for him to take… So good luck James!! Quite funny, but ppl need to be aware, n I thank our banks for getting their security in order!
Glad to hear that I'm not the only one that James is giving money too. I got offered another R40K from him yesterday again. It sounds like he owes a lot of us money!
I agree that the local SA banks deserve a little credit for trying to reduce the phishing attacks by releasing free software to their clients, but there is still no better prevention than vigilance and a little common sense.
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