{"id":305957,"date":"2021-07-11T07:56:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T05:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=305957"},"modified":"2021-07-11T07:56:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T05:56:30","slug":"be-aware-of-obituary-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=305957","title":{"rendered":"Be aware of obituary scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Business Reporter<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FNB Namibia is warning the public to be aware of the latest eWallet scam which is on the rise targeting bereaved families who have lost a loved one.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Elzita Beukes, FNB Namibia Communications Manager advised that this new \u2018obituary scam\u2019 is a targeted approach by fraudsters to extract money from bereaved family members who have placed a funeral notice in local newspapers or social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFraudsters will contact unsuspecting people on the phone number used in the funeral notice. A fake SMS is then sent to them, which is a replica of what one would normally receive from the +363636 number. Often you will not focus on the number that the SMS has been sent from. The fraudsters claim to have known the deceased and offer to send you money, perhaps over eWallet. You will then be told that they have sent you too much and will ask for a portion to be \u2018refunded\u2019. You will, however, not be able to withdraw the money they \u2018send\u2019, but the funds you send them will disappear from your account within minutes.\u201d Beukes warned.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"866\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Be-aware-of-obituary-scams.jpg\" alt=\"scams FNB Namibia warning public eWallet scam targeting lost loved\" class=\"wp-image-305949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Be-aware-of-obituary-scams.jpg 577w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Be-aware-of-obituary-scams-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><figcaption>PICTURED: Elzita Beukes, FNB spokesperson. &#8211; Photo: Courtesy of FNB Namibia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Beukes urged customers to end the call immediately if they do not know the caller. \u201cWe also encourage all our customers to please contact our Forensics department on 061 299 7764 or our Contact Centre on 061 299 2222 or after hours on 061 299 2999.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemain vigilant and warn your friends and family members. It is a sad reality that fraudsters are preying on the vulnerable and those who are mourning their loved ones, and we urge everyone to be aware and to remain vigilant,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><!-- MetaSlider 271797 not found --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business Reporter \u00a0 FNB Namibia is warning the public to be aware of the latest eWallet scam which is on the rise targeting bereaved families who have lost a loved one. \u00a0 Elzita Beukes, FNB Namibia Communications Manager advised that this new \u2018obituary scam\u2019 is a targeted approach by fraudsters to extract money from bereaved &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":305948,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-305957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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