CyberSense - Spam Calls & How to Stop Them
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📞 CYBER SENSE ALERT: Spam Calls – Don't Engage, Just Hang Up 📞
Spam calls in South Africa are exploding. Scammers pretend to be your bank, SARS, or your cellphone provider. Their goal? To panic you into sharing OTPs, PINs, or money.
Your Spam Call Defense Plan:
LET UNKNOWN NUMBERS GO TO VOICEMAIL. Legitimate callers will leave a message. Scammers rarely do. You don't have to answer every call.
NEVER TRUST CALLER ID. Scammers can spoof any number – even your bank's official helpline. Caller ID lies.
NEVER SHARE OTPs, PINs, OR PASSWORDS. No bank, SARS official, or provider will ever call and ask for these. Ever. Hang up immediately.
HANG UP AND CALL BACK. If someone claims to be from your bank, say "I'm calling you back on the number on my card." Then do it. A real employee will understand. A scammer will panic.
REGISTER ON THE DO NOT CALL LIST. Visit dnc.org.za to reduce legitimate telemarketing calls. Free and takes two minutes.
If You Get a Suspicious Call:
Don't engage. Don't press buttons. Don't say "yes." Just hang up.
Report scam SMSes to 7726.
Warn your family – especially parents and grandparents.
Bottom Line: Silence is your superpower. Let it ring. Hang up. Call back on a number you trust.
Stay safe out there!
- Declan Hardie - cybersense.online
Spam calls in South Africa are exploding. Scammers pretend to be your bank, SARS, or your cellphone provider. Their goal? To panic you into sharing OTPs, PINs, or money.
Your Spam Call Defense Plan:
LET UNKNOWN NUMBERS GO TO VOICEMAIL. Legitimate callers will leave a message. Scammers rarely do. You don't have to answer every call.
NEVER TRUST CALLER ID. Scammers can spoof any number – even your bank's official helpline. Caller ID lies.
NEVER SHARE OTPs, PINs, OR PASSWORDS. No bank, SARS official, or provider will ever call and ask for these. Ever. Hang up immediately.
HANG UP AND CALL BACK. If someone claims to be from your bank, say "I'm calling you back on the number on my card." Then do it. A real employee will understand. A scammer will panic.
REGISTER ON THE DO NOT CALL LIST. Visit dnc.org.za to reduce legitimate telemarketing calls. Free and takes two minutes.
If You Get a Suspicious Call:
Don't engage. Don't press buttons. Don't say "yes." Just hang up.
Report scam SMSes to 7726.
Warn your family – especially parents and grandparents.
Bottom Line: Silence is your superpower. Let it ring. Hang up. Call back on a number you trust.
Stay safe out there!
- Declan Hardie - cybersense.online
