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53% of the respondents who were victims of cyber criminals were convinced the offer was legitimate because the website looked real.

A new report on online scams shows a survey by KnowBe4 revealed 40% of the respondents from eight countries were scammed online.

Nearly half of the 800 African survey participants became victims of an online scam at least once, losing thousands of dollars in the process and compromising their personal data.“These numbers highlight that online scams have evolved,” says Anna Collard, SVP content strategy and evangelist at KnowBe4 Africa.

Financial scams were the most common type of online fraud, affecting nearly half of the respondents . Other prevalent scams involved fake investments , cryptocurrencies and NFTs , brand impersonation , information theft , online shopping and fake job offers . However, in Nigeria, most of the scammers used social media, while email was the dominant method in South Africa at 28%.What to watch out for to identify a scam

Collard says the results highlight how easy it is for victims to blame themselves, when in reality, they were deceived by cunning scam tactics.

 

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