A young South African woman has shared how a foolish decision to post a selfie – which accidentally included the image of her bank card – resulted in her being scammed out of R4000.
This week, the woman – who uses the Twitter handle @makhosazane_sa and calls herself “Chakra Hun” – had the misfortune of having unauthorised transactions debited from her bank account.
WOMAN SCAMMED AFTER POSTING PIC OF BANK CARD
It all began on Tuesday 11 October, when “Chakra Hun” posted a selfie inside an e-hailing ride.
But whilst the post was supposed to show off the sweet gesture of the driver – offering the woman a popsicle – it dangerously also exposed the details on her bank card.
In the pic, the FNB card number and CVC number – which are used to make online transactions – were clear for all to see. And that’s exactly what fraudsters acted upon after the picture went viral.
“I lost R4k”, the woman tweeted not long after. According to “Chakra Hun”, strangers online used her card and CVC numbers to approve transactions on retail outlets Shein and Uber Eats.
Another bold tweep even casually asked her to approve another e-commerce transaction via her bank app – which she obviously declined!
The woman eventually blocked her card and took steps to have her transactions reversed.
She tweeted: “Yes I was relaxed but I learned my lesson now. Mistakes happen and I made a mistake I’m aware”.
The woman then…
