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A businessman is worried about Standard Bank’s security system.

The Star reported that the unnamed man received an e-mailed bank statement, of someone who lived in Cresta.

He saw the man’s account balance, his residential and postal addresses, his card and account numbers, his purchases and their locations.  

The small business owner was reportedly outraged at the blatant security breach, and was concerned about the ramifications.

Standard Bank had told him the mistake was a once-off failure, and not a mass distribution error.

However, he told the newspaper he was still shaken at the possible danger to his business if he fell victim to a similar error.

“I would not want my personal information to land in someone else’s hands. If that happened, that would be very bad because the person would see our revenue, our customers, and how much they were paying us.

“After getting that statement sent to me by mistake, I am scared that this could happen to me too,” he said.

Standard Bank spokeswoman Kershia Singh told The Star that investigations showed that the businessman’s e-mail address had been incorrectly linked to the wrong account.

“This was an isolated incident and Standard Bank immediately rectified the matter,” she said.

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Oct 29, 2012

Punkies

Take your business elsewhere sir, come to FNB. Such careless mistakes don't happen there.
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Oct 29, 2012

leShandiis

- 2 weeks back they sent me an e-mail informing me that they are moving to the "e-mail statements"........Now i read this on SOWETAN!!!! STND BAnk nizongitholakahle
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Oct 29, 2012

MophemeKoPitori

Bank Of Steve...FCUK
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Oct 29, 2012

Mosquer

Ao careless mistake, ga hlokomele
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Oct 29, 2012

sh!tFaceSumsung

same thing happened to me a while ago : a well known furniture shop in mzansi : used to sms me every month : te message reads as follows "hi Mr white just a remind u about ur monthly statement : ur acc no 11111 owe so match rands : & ur acc balance is R.... : even now te problems still persist

is dis kind of wrong info : that i receive to mi fone every month :
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Oct 29, 2012

TupacAmaru

May the Standard Bank please make a mistake of paying off my homeloan?
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Oct 29, 2012

MissBhakajuju

TupacAmaru

May the Standard Bank please make a mistake of paying off my homeloan?
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ROTFLMAO...... hahahahaha.... tlltltlttltltl... Tupac, I also long 4 the day, a huge amount is mistakenly paid in my account




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Oct 29, 2012

Seja-Bana

standard bank is no longer safe, plus their system suks, it inconvevince us. i am going to open an account in fnb. their sytem is magnifecent. they put the customer first.
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Oct 29, 2012

Papage

Is tha the Bank Steve always warns us about, now I get him, I will move all mine to FNB
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Oct 29, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

@TupacAmaru
May the Standard Bank please make a mistake of paying off my homeloan?
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I also wont mind them making that mistake......... I will not even complain or go to the media (building castles in air- just thinking of the money saved every month)

CDJ here I come for my cusomised car...............

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