Beware of several scams, warns SA Post Office

The SA Post Office has warned its users against several scams

The post service said it has noted a sharp increase in the number of scams using the Post Office logo to mislead members of the public into paying over money to the scammers.

PICTURE: SAPO logo

It’s understood members of the public receive an SMS stating that a parcel addressed to them could not be delivered due to a missing address.

‘’ The customer is then asked to click on a link and make a payment, or to enter their bank card details. The ‘transaction’ then appears to be unsuccessful, but by then scammers have received the details of the bank account,’’ said Suzie Khumalo, SAPO Spokesperson.

She advised the public who receive such SMS notice to mark the message as spam and delete it immediately.

Khumalo says if there are customs fees payable on a postal parcel from another country, the client pays the fees when they collect the parcel.

‘’The Post Office gives customers the opportunity to check a parcel before they officially collect, and therefore does not require the payment of any fees before collection.’’

‘’The Post Office normally sends an SMS when a parcel is ready for collection and never requests an EFT or online payment before a parcel is collected. Any request for an electronic payment should be viewed as a scam,’’ added Suzie Khumalo, SAPO Spokesperson.

 

Done By: Mitchum George