South Africans nationwide have been falling victim to fake websites posing as popular e-commerce platforms. This is a major threat to the public leading up to Black Friday.
South Africans hunting for bargains online heading into the Black Friday season need to be aware of scammers attempting to defraud them.While such scammers are already rife on the Internet under normal circumstances, the increased online shopping activity around the annual shopping promotion provides more potential victims.to fraudulent e-commerce websites that lure buyers by promising products for a fraction of the price—a scam that occurs all year round.
In this situation, he says that scammers are ultimately looking for victims with credit or debit cards to steal their credentials and use the card repeatedly.Osler pointed out that if a deal seems too good to be true, it is. However, Black Friday is renowned for deals that would be interpreted as such on any other day of the year.“When transacting online, you have to be proactive.
One way to check a website’s legitimacy — the first step in deciding whether to transact — is to use the South African Fraud Prevention Service’s A quick scroll through the first page revealed seven fake Cape Union Mart sites that were active at the time of writing.
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