Reaches you by email · Public web warning · 07 Oct
SAPS/SABRIC warn about phishing, vishing and smishing in which fraudsters impersonate banks or service providers to obtain banking credentials and other confidential information.
Phishing email directs victims to a spoofed bank/financial-institution website that looks legitimate and asks them to verify or update contact, login or financial details.
Different pages, same playbook — matched by what they do, not just the brand.
SAPS/SABRIC warn that fraudsters phone victims pretending to be bank officials or service providers and use social engineering to extract confidential information.
A recent South African scam report describes an email impersonating Absa Bank, with the sender address itself flagged as suspicious.