Watch out for this whatsapp · impersonating SASSA Postbank Gold Card

The trick it’s trying

SASSA fact-check warns of fake Postbank Gold Card deadline messages. Scammers invent urgent card-expiry or replacement deadlines to push beneficiaries into sharing card details, queueing unnecessarily or engaging with fake helpers.

Viral WhatsApp/social message claims a SASSA/Postbank Gold Card will expire by an invented urgent deadline unless the beneficiary acts immediately, creating panic and opportunities for card/PIN theft.