FNB Namibia has cautioned the public to be vigilant of a new scam doing the rounds in which people who have recently lost a loved one are targeted by fraudsters who react to death notices or tombstone unveiling advertisements placed in local newspapers.
Victoria Muranda, Manager of Corporate Communications at FNB, explained: "People who have lost their loved ones would receive calls from a person introducing him/herself to be an employee of FNB. The person would advise that the deceased had a policy with FNB and that he/she is the beneficiary of the policy. The fraudster would then ask for banking details of the beneficiary and identity details purportedly for the deposit of the benefit. This is in actual fact just a trick and the person will call back after a while telling them that to expedite the claim, the customer needs to deposit a certain amount to a given account and or e-wallet, for funds to be cleared."
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