Spy-Shop2024-03-19T16:15:23+02:00Fake FNB FICA Server SMS from 084 583 5226
The sms reads:
Please update your FNB account to the new FICA Server.
Click on the following link: pprozone.ru/es/fn before 12:00 to avoid any account restrictions.
Sent from 084 583 5226
We have contacted FNB at rb@fnb.co.za to verify the sms and they replied with the below:
Thank you for your email.
Please note that this sms is not from FNB, FNB will never send you emails and smses with links.
RB
Social Media Customer Service Digital Marketing & Media, FNB Brand
Here are some contact details you may want to save, when in doubt simply call or email:
FNB: Call FNB Single Fraud Line: 087 575 9444 or rb@fnb.co.za or phishing@fnb.co.za
SARS: phishing@sars.gov.za or call the Fraud and Anti-Corruption Hotline on 0800 00 2870
PLEASE do not click any links in any smses and any emails that you receive, these are phishing links.
Do not reply to any emails or smses that contain links and ask you to verify details by clicking the link.
What is a phishing link?
Attackers create a malicious URL that's displayed as if it were linking to a legitimate site or webpage, but the actual link points to a malicious web resource (credit https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/definition/phishing)
Phishing links take users to impostor websites or sites infected with malicious software, also known as malware. Malicious links can be disguised as trusted links and are embedded in logos and other images in an email (credit https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-reference/phishing)
