In December 2022, scammers posed as UIF officials and charged South Africans a fee for expediting claims. Read more here👇
The message resurfaced this week after initially causing havoc in January. The scam dates back to April 2021, when one Phumzile Majola shared the phishing link on Twitter.In December 2022, scammers posed as UIF officials and charged South Africans a fee for expediting claims.
Since the scams are mostly shared on social media platforms, it’s always prudent to compare any information received with the information available on the department’s official social media platforms, or website.According to email service provider, Mimecast, an estimated 255 million phishing attemps were made in 2022, which is an increase of 61% when compared to 2021.
The easiest way to safeguard against phishing attempts is the use of malware to weed out threats. Anti-malware software if programmed to spot even stealth attempts.
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