Popular South African rapper Refiloe Maele Phoolo, better known by his stage name Cassper Nyovest has been the victim of some serious card fraud after someone allegedly cloned his bank card.
Cassper’s personal bank card was recently cloned and he was cleaned out of an undisclosed amount of money.
The music star took to his twitter handle to share this, seeking clarity on why such a thing should happen.
He wrote:
“Someone cloned one of my @FNBSA cards and they have been having a ball with my money. It took me a while to notice so I don’t know how much they really stole but I want to know how is it so easy to get a card cloned? Isn’t our money supposed to be safe with these Banks?”
The tagged bank, First National Bank where Cassper operates with, has responded to the tweet with information on the way forward.
“Hi there! Have you cancelled your card & spoken to your Fraud Team about what happened? The Fraud Team is available 24/7 on 087 575 9444. RB,” wrote the bank in a tweet.
Nyovest responded, stating that he had already opened a case file, and the issue was being investigated. He however, stated that he was shocked that such an occurrence could be possible, adding that his money was no longer safe with the bank given the incident.
Credit card cloning or skimming is “the illegal act of making unauthorised copies of credit or debit cards. This enables criminals to use them for payments, effectively stealing the cardholder’s money and/or putting the cardholder in debt.”
Major card companies, banks and fintech brands can curb this menace by creating massive public awareness about the various types of card-related fraud happening around the world, and how to prevent an occurrence.