The South African Police Service (Hawks) would like to warn company employees working in the accounts department to take care when receiving a fax, email or telephone call indicating that your Service Provider’s bank account has changed. It is most likely that this is a scam.
You might be transferring funds to fraudsters and end up being in arrears with your payment to your service provider.
This is how the scam works:
Documents will be faxed or emailed purporting to be from the company that renders a service to you. It will contain the new banking details, copy of a cancelled cheque, and a letter from the bank confirming client’s details.
At face value the documents might look legitimate, but on closer inspection you will find discrepancies.
Before changing your beneficiaries or transferring any funds, please confirm the information first. The Hawks receive complaints practically every day from companies that have been duped of their hard earned cash. Monies lost by companies’ runs into millions of rand. Don’t become a victim. Always verify!
Media Enquiries:
Colonel McIntosh Polela
Cell: 082 475 1427
E-mail: dpci.communication@saps.org.za
Scam, companies beware!
