Watch out for this phone call · impersonating SASSA
Reaches you by phone call · Public web warning · 07 Oct
The trick it’s trying
Scammers phone beneficiaries pretending to be SASSA agents and ask for an OTP to “verify” or “fix” an account.
Vishing/OTP theft: caller pressures the victim to read out a one-time PIN, enabling account takeover, banking fraud or grant theft. The source says SASSA will not ask for OTPs, PINs or passwords by phone.
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