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Scam using OST trading account

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SKALA
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Have now received 2 EMails in last week from [email protected] asking for absolute all detailes regarding my internet bank account; pin nr, password, acc nr, all!!! They say that my OST online account will be closed unless I provide this info so as to update the data base. Just hope people dont fall for this scam, so take note.
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SKALA
Super Contributor
Am I the only one that received such EMails??
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seems so. Thanks for the heads up though.
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SimonPB
Valued Contributor
tis a general phishing scam, and aimed at internet banking not OST ..
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They can't draw money out your OST account but they can buy and sell shares for you. Maybe they will buy some good shares, you never know give it a try lol
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Levitt
Regular Contributor
In my e-mail spam folder there's hundreds of fake banking mails, even from banks with whom I don't bank, fake SARS mail going round aswell..
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SKALA
Super Contributor
Thanks for the advice, but prefer to make my own mistakes. However did change my OST password. Question is, how did they know that I have an OST account?
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either send it out to random people trying to target ost clients or they saw you post your email on here then it's an insider joke ?
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Wizard
Super Contributor
I was only trying to help u SKALA :) If u don't buy CPI...u not going to make money in this world!
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3JN2
Frequent Contributor
I download email headers first then choose emails I want to receive. If I don't know name or it looks vaguely suspicious I delete it on server. A bit tedious but so much safer.
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I have received such standardbank email and I thank the fact that you guyz have been updating us about such schemes and I did not fall for it.
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Just ignore it. I get dozens every day. Banks will never request you info online.
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Just ignore it. I get dozens every day. Banks will never request your info online.
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qwest
Frequent Contributor
i've been receiving same, 10 days in a row,just deleted it
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qwest
Frequent Contributor
talk of the devil just received another one
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