Scams Aware

Mobile Application Scams

You have downloaded suspicious third party applications (such as apk files) and the scammers have access to your phone. Scammers will use this access to read and delete your transaction alerts and/or OTP numbers.

 

Detect Signs

+ text messages asking you to download mobile application to your phone. These are usually clickable hyperlinks that redirects you to a site, or downloads an application to your phone.
+ the application is hosted on a non-official website.

 

How to stay safe

+ only download applications from your smartphone’s official platforms such as google playstore, app store etc).
+ do not click on sms hyperlinks coming from ‘banks’ as banks no longer send you hyperlinks via sms.