A 54-year-old nurse is the latest to fall victim to a crafty con, losing P110, 000 to scammers who tricked her into believing she had won money in a Choppies competition.
The nurse, who is stationed at Mmaseetsele Clinic, reportedly received a call from a mystery man last Tuesday, informing her she was the winner of P8, 000 from the supermarket giant.
The conman then transferred the call to a woman masquerading as a Standard Chartered Bank employee.
She tricked the nurse into sharing her banking details, including password, explaining to transfer the winnings a special PIN must be created.
The scammers claimed the PIN kept declining; however, this was just a delay tactic to give them time to clear out the nurse’s account, transferring the money to several different accounts.
Growing suspicious as the wait continued, the nurse phoned Standard Chartered to block her account; sadly the damage had already been done!
Confirming the scam, Moshupa Station Commander, Lesetedi Chikuma told The Voice, “It is true, a certain 54-year-old woman received a call from someone claiming she won P8, 000. The scammers requested for her password which she provided and gave them access to her bank account which she ended swindled P110, 000.”
The Superintendent revealed this was the second incident of its kind to take place in Moshupa in the last three months, with fraudsters using the same trick to dupe a woman out of P300, 000 back in June.
“We are still on hunt for the suspects,” added the top cop, who advised the public that whenever they receive such calls, they should visit the said shop for confirmation before disclosing any personal information.
Similarly, Choppies have published numerous recent alerts warning customers to be extremely wary of potential scams.
The nurse is the latest from her profession to be duped out of big bucks, with another nurse, a 27-year-old based in Hukuntsi Primary Hospital losing P210, 000 to Forex scammers in May.
In early August, a high-ranking officer at Sejelo Police Station was tricked out of over P300, 000 by conmen posing as traditional healers.
