** Email from SanlamConnect**
Dear Business Partners
Alert: new scam doing the rounds
It has come to our attention that an entity, using the name Sanlam Finance, has been presenting itself as a commercial loan provider, offering consumers loans using Sanlam branding. A screenshot of the email is below.
We would like to assure you that we are in no way associated with this entity. As a reminder, all our personal loan offers are managed through Sanlam Personal Loans (Pty) Ltd, a registered credit provider, and does not offer any of the abovementioned false services.
We ask you to be vigilant, and to note the following:
Spelling and linguistic errors in communication with you or clients may indicate a scam.
Some scams may even use the names of actual employees and have people who answer their telephones.
Should you receive this email scam or a query from a client or member of the public regarding this scam, please do not click on any of the links or respond to the email.
Some more tips to spot scam emails:
Be extra wary of attachments such as archive files (.zip or .rar). Hackers often plant malicious code in these.
Don’t trust invoices, payment notices, shipment notifications if you haven’t expected them.
Hover over links and watch out for:
Numbers https://192.45.36.72-sanlam.co.za/
Hyphens “-” in-front of domain name https://secure-sanlam.co.za/
We have also attached an article by our Head of Forensics, Megan Govender, that you can share with your clients to help them stay cyber safe.
Please be assured that we are constantly on the alert to maintain our security systems and keep you and your clients’ information safe.
Regards,
Theesan Moodley
GM: Intermediaries