Reaches you by whatsapp · Public web warning · 08 Oct
Nedbank warns of a scam using a Facebook recruitment post and a WhatsApp group with Nedbank-branded disclaimers. Victims are encouraged to join a supposed beginner trading course, then receive trade tips, block-trading claims and registration instructions from people falsely presenting links to Nedbank.
A Facebook user invites people to a ‘beginner’s trading course’ supposedly via Nedbank; after sharing contact details, victims are added to a WhatsApp group using Nedbank branding, where scammers push trading/share-block offers and direct registration with a named individual.
Different pages, same playbook — matched by what they do, not just the brand.
Nedbank reports a fraudulent WhatsApp trading/investment group falsely claiming association with Nedbank Private Wealth; a Facebook user allegedly encourages people to sign up for a beginner trading course, then they are added to a WhatsApp group with Nedbank-branded disclaimers and asked to contact a person to register.
Recent South African community report: a WhatsApp phishing message impersonates Capitec Bank and tries to get the recipient to click a malicious banking-related link. The source snippet did not reveal the actual URL.