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SIM swap fraud has become more prevalent as mobile phones and online banking have become more widespread. We wrote an article to explain what SIM swapping is, how it is carried out and how to protect yourself from it
Read here: https://t.co/kd5U5UfHNi
Helpful #thread below:
Fraudsters can take control of their victim’s phone number and intercept notifications, OTPs, USSD, online banking profiles and transactions. Substantial amounts of money can be lost or fraudsters may borrow money from lending apps using your phone number 😨
8. Your bank will never send a representative to your house to:
Deposit money on your behalf
Collect your bank card
Confirm your account name and number
Remember, the best way to handle cases where you think you have been defrauded is by visiting your bank. Stay vigilant 💪
There have been numerous stories of people losing their money to fraudsters in Africa. From hacked accounts to scammers posing as Bank agents, it is no surprise five of the top 10 countries most affected by fraud are in Africa.
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5. Your bank will not call you to confirm your bank name, account number, or internet login details.
6. Your bank will not ask you to invest in land, crypto, diamonds, or any investment scheme
7. Your bank will not ask you to call their new customer care line
@ferd_raymond If you currently operate on MTN, *901# is currently unavailable to MTN subscribers due to technical issues, you can use the alternative USSD code *710# to complete your transactions pending when this is fixed. 2/2. ^Nimz
On this blog post, we write the history of USSD and why it is so popular in Africa – for your reading pleasure. You can read it here – https://t.co/7vhtW4Yv7O
What is the meaning of USSD?
If you asked a random person in the city of Lagos, Accra, Addis Ababa or Nairobi what the acronym USSD represented, chances are you will not get much of a correct answer from them 🤭
We know and mostly use its different iterations e.g. telco recharge codes, bank codes, mobile money codes, etc. But the history and meaning of USSD are somewhat of a foreign concept to most of us.