An email from my plumber was intercepted on 13 May and sent to me with a Standard Bank account for payment.
Several days later my plumber informed me that he had not been paid the R22 000 owed to him to replace my geyser. When I told him I had paid it, he informed me that he does not have a Standard Bank account.
I informed the Standard Bank fraud department.
In this instance Standard Bank paid me back.
Since then I have had another of my emails intercepted by a scammer trying to get my money.
People need to be warned to check the bank details on a bill before paying it.
Julia Woolf, Email
