Beware of the Samsung Fake Car Give-Away Scam
A new scam that has been doing it rounds recently. Scammers claim that the SMS recipients are the lucky winners of a 2012 Ford Fiesta vehicle in a competition sponsored my electronics giant Samsung....
Tagged: SMS
Watch out for Scammers targeting Small Business Owners
It has come to our attention that scammers are targeting small business owners. They operate via SMS. A Junk Mail user (who runs a catering company) recently made us aware of this. The scammer...
SMS celebrates 20th Birthday
Mobile phones are part of our daily lives, there’s no doubt about that. SMS is one of the main reasons for this. The concept still astounds me. It’s hard to imagine life without it....
Junk Mail is NOT Giving Away an Audi A4!
A new scam has made it appearance. Junk Mail users are receiving SMS messages on their cell phones informing that they’ve won an Audi A4. The Full SMS reads as follows: “Ur cell phone...
Junk Mail is NOT giving away a Polo Vivo!
Junk Mail is continuing its mission to inform the public about scams that aim to defraud South Africans. A new version of a fake competition scam has stuck out its ugly head over the last...
Junk Mail and other SA Companies that are Fighting Scams on Facebook
No-one likes scams. The reality is, we all need to know about the recent cons so that we don’t end up getting caught. South African businesses as a whole seem to be trying their best...
New Cell Phone scam targets rugby fans
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has asked media to assist in alerting all South Africans about a Rugby SMS scam that is make it rounds. This SMS scam is targeting rugby supporters with messages saying...
SMS Phishing Scam / 419 Scam Warning
South Africa has one of the highest mobile penetration rates in the world. Local businesses are increasingly using SMS as a means of communication with their clients. Both businesses and the consumer benefit from...
Be wary of Scamsters
SMS and email scamsters, ever on the lookout for new gullible victims, have taken to luring people to part with money or their personal details with false promises that they have won a fabulous...
