New SARS phishing alert – spread the word…
by Fred Roed on 09/02/09 at 9:55 pm
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We’ve reported on ‘phishing’ before. Phishing is when nefarious people try to get your credit card details fraudulently.
SARS have announced a new one that seems to be doing the rounds. You get an email asking for bank details so a SARS “refund” can be paid back to you. There’s a link that takes you to a page that appears similar to the SARS website – it looks like this:
So, if you get this email from some phishy source, prod the screen with your index finger, shake the computer from side to side, then bang your mouse down on the table.
If that doesn’t work, click ‘delete’, and carry on as you were.
Fred Roed is the marketing guy in the Ideate crew. Fred is the CEO of web marketing company World Wide Creative and the co-founder of online learning portal Heavy Chef. Fred loves writing about people out there doing marketing right. Follow Fred on Twitter here. View more articles by Fred Roed.
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