Fake FNB Payment Emails with Virus Attachment

Fake FNB Payment Emails with Virus Attachment

Be Aware of this new Fake FNB Payment Emails with Virus Attachment being sent to South Africans, its disguised as a payment notification and has a zipped POP. Please DO NOT open or download this attachment as it has a virus locked in the file, which will be unlocked when its unzipped.

Forward the email to: phishing@fnb.co.za and block the sender, but DO NOT REPLY!

Email sender:

• Paymentsemail@fnb.co.za <Paymentsemail@fnbpayments.co.za>
• Paymentemail <Paymentemail@fnb-payment.co.za>

Virus Attachments:

• Payment Notification from FNB CENTRE 525X8XRN
• Payment Notification from JOHAN SCHOEMAN QQ4TC3RN

How to identify a fraudulent email:

• Suspicious greetings: Fraudulent emails often use generic greetings like “Dear Customer” or “Hello Dear”.
• Suspicious sender address: Pay attention to the sender’s email address. It might be different from FNB’s official email address.
• Suspicious grammatical errors: Fraudulent emails contain typos and grammatical errors.
• Suspicious language: Scammers often use threatening language to pressure you into taking immediate action.
• Suspicious requests: FNB will never ask for your online banking login details, PIN, or OTP via email.

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Please educate yourself about the current scams:

• https://www.fnb.co.za/security-centre/fraud-types/scams.html?