{"id":10604,"date":"2024-10-28T10:34:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T08:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=10604"},"modified":"2024-11-05T12:38:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T10:38:19","slug":"how-to-catch-a-vish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/10604","title":{"rendered":"How to catch a vish"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10604\" class=\"elementor elementor-10604\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac89b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aac89b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df35b87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df35b87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our forensic team was alerted to numerous AfroCentric colleagues recently falling victim to scams by fraudsters posing as clients or even high-ranking government officials such as the Minister of Heath.\u00a0<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8c06e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b8c06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW171248828 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171248828 BCX0\">Playing on emotion, these fraudsters <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171248828 BCX0\">all <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171248828 BCX0\">claimed to be stuck in a particular <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171248828 BCX0\">predicament and need<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171248828 BCX0\">ed<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171248828 BCX0\"> urgent personal <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171248828 BCX0\">assistance<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171248828 BCX0\"> by way of transferring cash to them on the spot.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171248828 BCX0\"> This is a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171248828 BCX0\">scam<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171248828 BCX0\"> known as <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171248828 BCX0\">v<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171248828 BCX0\">ishing.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW171248828 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74bb0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e74bb0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/helpdesk-secretary-listening-client-helpline-call-using-customer-service-network-headset-male-receptionist-working-call-center-telemarketing-assistance-close-up-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10679\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/helpdesk-secretary-listening-client-helpline-call-using-customer-service-network-headset-male-receptionist-working-call-center-telemarketing-assistance-close-up-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/helpdesk-secretary-listening-client-helpline-call-using-customer-service-network-headset-male-receptionist-working-call-center-telemarketing-assistance-close-up-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/helpdesk-secretary-listening-client-helpline-call-using-customer-service-network-headset-male-receptionist-working-call-center-telemarketing-assistance-close-up-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/helpdesk-secretary-listening-client-helpline-call-using-customer-service-network-headset-male-receptionist-working-call-center-telemarketing-assistance-close-up-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/helpdesk-secretary-listening-client-helpline-call-using-customer-service-network-headset-male-receptionist-working-call-center-telemarketing-assistance-close-up-2048x1365.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4d2b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b4d2b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is vishing? <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cc5b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cc5b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\">Vishing \u2013 or voice phishing \u2013 is the use of fraudulent phone calls to trick people into giving money or <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\">sharing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\"> personal information. It<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\">s a new name for an old problem \u2013 telephone <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\">scams<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d259d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d259d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AdobeStock_219682670-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10683\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AdobeStock_219682670-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AdobeStock_219682670-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AdobeStock_219682670-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AdobeStock_219682670-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AdobeStock_219682670-2048x1365.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bab0b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bab0b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\">Vishing <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\">frequently<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\"> involves a criminal pretending to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\">represent<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\"> a trusted institution, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\">company<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\">or government agency. You may even be asked to buy an extended warranty, offered a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\">so-called <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\">free vacation, told your computer is infected and you need anti-virus software, or <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\">be <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39674277 BCX0\">asked to donate to charity.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW39674277 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02b614d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02b614d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn to recognise a vish <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd0b57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bd0b57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/closeup-hand-holding-credit-card.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10687\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/closeup-hand-holding-credit-card.webp 1024w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/closeup-hand-holding-credit-card-300x210.webp 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/closeup-hand-holding-credit-card-768x538.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc386a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dc386a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW182962421 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182962421 BCX0\">Scammers or <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182962421 BCX0\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182962421 BCX0\">v<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182962421 BCX0\">ishers<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182962421 BCX0\">\u201d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182962421 BCX0\"> often offer exaggerated or fake prizes, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182962421 BCX0\">products<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182962421 BCX0\"> or services. They then ask for your credit card number or other personal information to get you to pay for associated fees.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW182962421 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d58b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51d58b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watch out for:  <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f745f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37f745f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lovely-couple-enjoying-new-year-party.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10691\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lovely-couple-enjoying-new-year-party.webp 1024w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lovely-couple-enjoying-new-year-party-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lovely-couple-enjoying-new-year-party-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0cf77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd0cf77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Offers from companies you do not do business with and\/or have not heard of<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">An announcement that you have won a prize in a contest you did not enter<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Promises of unrealistic returns for your money<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72fcbcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72fcbcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pressure to make immediate decisions to give the caller what they want, which may include: <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa42289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa42289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Money<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Financial account information<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Personal information<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Organisational information, including names and contact information of colleagues<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a089f15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a089f15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/data-center-technician-runs-code-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10707\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/data-center-technician-runs-code-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/data-center-technician-runs-code-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/data-center-technician-runs-code-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/data-center-technician-runs-code-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/data-center-technician-runs-code-2048x1365.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8831919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8831919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Threats of consequences \u2013 such as fines or penalties \u2013 if you don\u2019t provide money or information<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Unprofessional, hostile or even obscene language<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Unsolicited calls offering to help you with debt, unpaid taxes or previous cases of fraud<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d444436 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d444436\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237f404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"237f404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Protect yourself from voice phishing <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07ce7ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07ce7ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">If a caller claims to be from an institution you do business with, such as your bank, and they ask for personal information (account numbers, etc.), hang up, find that institution\u2019s phone number and call them to verify. If the call you received was fraudulent, report it!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">If a caller claims to be from a tech support company (often a well-known company or one with which you do business) and says they need to fix a security alert or a problem with your computer or bank account using remote desktop software (a client application that allows a \u201cclient\u201d computer to connect to a \u201chost\u201d computer from a remote location), hang up.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Do not pay fees for prizes or rewards offered by phone.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Do not transfer money or make payments to individuals, even if they pose as the principal officer of a client scheme or claim to be a well-known person you may have heard of.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Only scammers demand immediate payments using specific methods, such as prepaid gift cards, debit cards or bank transfers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Do not send money or give out personal information (such as credit card numbers and expiration dates, bank account numbers or dates of birth) in response to unsolicited phone calls from unfamiliar companies or unknown persons.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16711423}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"display:flex; 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