i transferred some money to SA to go into my ABSA cheque account. Done this many times before with no problem.

The next day I get an email from my mom, saying that ABSA had called looking for me (the recipient) to confirm the exchange rate .... Seems strange - it's not like we can say 'no, i don't like that exchange rate, i want more ...

she got my father to call back and he said the guy was weird and said that the money cannot be transferred into my bank account (he assumed my father was the recipient) until some questions were answered - he started asking for my bank account number, address, branch code etc. My father gave him nothing, and said he'd call back when he had confirmed all the info required.

My father then called ABSA and was ultimately told that this is a recent scam that is being investigated by their 'forensic department'. He gave the woman some info and they are adding it to the info that they have on this scam.

As this happened so soon after I transferred the money (standard transfer, not accelerated / fast transfer) - it seems likely that the info is originating from with ABSA itself.

Anyway, this is just a warning in case any of you are transferring funds to ABSA. I'm not saying, don't use ABSA, nor is it a slur on ABSA, merely a warning to pay attention and make sure the recipient knows not to give out any info to anyone.