South Africans have been targets for scams for a long time now, is it because people a gullible or is it because the hide behind reputable businesses?
MultiChoice has warned customers that it has seen an increase in the number scams targeting South African DSTV subscribers.
"There’s been a surge in the number of scams targeting our DStv customers in recent weeks,” the company said in a blog post.
The company listed a number of scams which it advised customers to be wary of, including a Premium upgrade scam which purportedly offers customers a year of DStv Premium in exchange for a once-off payment.
Scammers are approaching our customers offering them DStv Premium upgrades,” MultiChoice said. They offer DStv Premium for a fixed one-off fee per year where the customer pays the fee directly to the scammer accounts.
“Please be aware that you can upgrade your DStv account online at any time, do not believe anyone claiming to upgrade your account on your behalf. MultiChoice said that customers should ensure they are making their payments directly to the company through their approved payment methods.
The company also warned of a number of other scams it has seen an increase of in recent weeks, including installation, phishing, SMS, and social media scams targeting DStv customers
"While some scams are difficult to identify, there's usually tell tales signs that can help you spot if something is a scam" the company said.
MultiChoice said that if your receive and email or SMS from DSTV with an offer that's too good to be true, it probably is a scam.There are a number of other scams that are targeted at DSTV customers.
The scams includes a gift card scam where customers receive an email informing them that they have won a large cash gift card or a large sum of money.
The email then asks customers to proceed their information which then they use to comprise the DSTV accounts.
MultiChoice has warned that there are customers who have received SMS's demanding payment for an explora account.
"This SMS is not form DSTV" the company said. "Please do not make payments to any bank account or use the sms link provided to pay."
MultiChoice warn users to always check wether any communication offering service promotions are legitimate before acting on these messages.
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