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Johannesburg - A major bank on Thursday warned its customers of a scam e-mail asking them to divulge their internet banking details.
An e-mail claiming to come from the bank asks Absa's customers
to divulge their log-on details, it said in a statement.
"One circulating e-mail claims that Absa account holders are
eligible to receive a return on incurred bank charges in 2009, and invites them to key-in their personal banking information following a link given in the e-mail to qualify for this benefit."
Another e-mail claims Absa is updating its online security
following an attempted breach. It requires customers to click on a link to confirm his/her identity to avoid limitations to internet banking access.
"These are hoax e-mails in which every single psychological
ploy, right from shocking, luring, scaring and threatening directly are used by scam artists to get their potential victims."
The bank advised its customers to delete the e-mail.
"Customers must be suspicious of e-mails asking for personal
information, particularly bank or credit card account numbers,
passwords and identity number."
- Sapa