{"id":30830,"date":"2021-03-10T14:39:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T06:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everydayonsales.com\/news\/?p=30830"},"modified":"2021-03-10T14:48:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T06:48:59","slug":"big-scam-if-bigpay-offers-free-upgrade-to-red-or-premium-card-to-you-it-is-a-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everydayonsales.com\/news\/big-scam-if-bigpay-offers-free-upgrade-to-red-or-premium-card-to-you-it-is-a-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"PSA: IF Anyone pretend to be BigPay to offers you FREE Upgrade To RED or Premium Card, It\u2019s definitely a SCAM!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PSA: IF Anyone pretend to be BigPay to offers you FREE Upgrade To RED or Premium Card, It\u2019s definitely a SCAM!<\/p>\n

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Scammers are using various techniques to trick customers into giving their One Time Passwords (OTP). Where Big Pay recently has issued a security advisory about new tactics by scammers to gain access to your user account and these scammers will usually using the old tactics about winning a contest or attractive prizes, scammers are using a new method by offering a free BigPay card upgrade. The scammers will try to inform you that your blue BigPay card will be changed to red and they will need your personal details and OTP for verification.<\/p>\n

However, in most cash the syndicates will try very hard to look legit by using the BigPay logo as their profile photo and BigOay employees will never ask for customer OTP or PIN under any circumstances and if a stranger has your mobile number or OTP, they will be able to login to your account. If you receive such calls or messages, you are urged to take a screenshot and report them to BigPay and you can contact BigPay by sending them a message from the app or drop them an email at support.my@bigpayme.com.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Royal Malaysia Police has recently issued a warning about a potential scam targeting GoPayz users. A man had allegedly lost over RM88,000 after an individual contacted him to share his TAC number. Here is more detail released by BigPay on their website:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Phone and SMS scams<\/strong> \u2013 you could get a call or SMS from someone pretending to be a BigPay staff member who may mislead you into giving away important information. Fraudsters might go the extra mile to impersonate us by using our logo as their profile image. <\/span><\/p>\n

Phishing<\/strong> \u2013 you receive fake emails or access suspicious websites that trick you into entering personal data or your card details. <\/span><\/p>\n

How to tell if it\u2019s really us<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Calls or text messages can look like they\u2019re from BigPay, so if you receive an unexpected call or text message from us, use these pointers to determine if it is legitimate:<\/span><\/p>\n

In a text message, we will not:<\/span><\/p>\n