25.2.2025
17:12
Econet
Wireless
Zimbabwe
has
dismissed
as
false
a
widely
circulated
social
media
post
claiming
the
company
will
deduct
funds
from
EcoCash
wallets
of
customers
who
use
virtual
private
networks
(VPNs)
to
access
free
data.
The
post,
which
resembled
an
official
Econet
announcement,
falsely
alleged
that
the
company
had
detected
unauthorized
VPN
activity
and
would
impose
automated
deductions
to
recover
data
costs.
The
image,
which
appeared
to
be
from
Econet’s
official
X
(formerly
Twitter)
page,
was
captioned
“Scam
Alert”
and
marked
“FAKE”
by
the
company,
indicating
that
it
was
not
an
official
statement.
The
fake
post
reads:
We’ve
detected
unauthorized
VPN
activity
that’s
been
compromising
our
network
security
and
allowing
unauthorized
access
to
our
data
services.Unfortunately,
this
has
resulted
in
some
customers
using
our
data
for
free.To
rectify
this
situation
and
ensure
fairness
for
all,
we’ll
be
implementing
automated
deductions
from
Ecocash
wallets
for
customers
who
have
been
using
the
offending
VPN
application.The
deductions
will
be
based
on
the
amount
of
data
used.Please
note
that
customers
who
haven’t
used
the
VPN
application
will
not
be
affected.
Post
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in:
Business