Watch out for this social media · impersonating Checkers Google Wallet

Checkers Google Wallet: social media warning

Recent South African community report: a fake Google Wallet-style Checkers gift card image claims a ZAR 4,000 value and shows a barcode/redeem number, likely to trick people into believing they received a valid gift card or to phish under the guise of activation.

Checkers: social media warning

ScamChecker’s latest South African reports include a fake Google Wallet Checkers gift-card scam.

Unknown Prize Payout Offer Targeting South Africans: suspicious website

ScamChecker has a South Africa-targeted report for an unsolicited R2,000 claim message. The message says “I thought it was fake 😂 but I actually got the R 2,000, try it” and includes a URL. Although the report is older than the last few days, the site was crawled recently and the exact scam URL is published in the report.

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SASSA: social media warning

SASSA fact-check warns about viral posts/forwards claiming a fake SRD increase, including R450 or R700 amounts. These messages are used to drive users to fake application, verification or update processes.