I thought I was savvy about scams and would never get caught. But when my cell phone was stolen I learned a big lesson. I had my banking app on the phone, but always had to tap in my PIN, so I figured that was safe. I had internet banking on my desktop and had remembered the banking password to Google Chrome, but that was OK because the desktop is password protected. So, my cell phone was stolen and the thief, presumably having seen the Standard Bank app icon, Googled standardbank.co.za, must have found my email address somewhere else on…
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