South Africa’s leading domain name providers reveal the best ways for South Africans to protect themselves against domain name scams.
This popular form of cybercrime tries to trick Internet users into giving up money or providing access to their important data.
“For instance, a fraudulent site might use absabank.co.za instead of the legitimate absa.co.za,” said the ZARC. Do your due diligence before clicking on these links, and if you are uncertain, err on the side of caution.Examples of this would include requests for full credit card details, as well as log-in details for their accounts and profiles.that the most important thing South Africans can do is double check the spelling of a domain name, as well as the extension of the domain name.
“For instance, www.fnb.co.za is legitimate, but www.fnbsa.co.za could be fraudulent,” said Register Domain SA.It added that if a link seems suspicious, err on the side of caution and don’t click on it. “While this isn’t a foolproof method to verify a website’s legitimacy, clicking the padlock icon in the browser bar can show whether the site is verified/or by a trusted third party,” said Host Africa.that there are a few basic steps South Africans can take to verify suspicious emails that will save them time, money, and unnecessary stress.
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