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online scam
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South Africa Sounds The Alarm On WhatsApp Voice Notes
31 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Staying a step ahead of cybercriminals in this age of increasingly sophisticated attacks hinges on awareness and proactive measures.
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Brad Pitt’s Rep Slams Scammers Caught Impersonating Star To Swindle Women On Social Media
27 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Brad Pitt’s representative has come forward after scammers were busted for allegedly posing as the Hollywood star, tricking women on social media into handing over their money.
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Eastern Cape Brothers Murdered After Responding To A Facebook Marketplace Ad For A TV
08 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Two brothers were shot dead after being lured to a house under the pretence of buying a TV set for sale on Facebook.
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New Swindler On The Block – Four KZN Woman Scammed By Bogus Pilot
08 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Four women from different KwaZulu-Natal towns have all been scammed by a swindler posing as a pilot.
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Woman Tells Story Of How She Lost R8 Million In Hinge Match Turned ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam
12 May 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The Tinder Swindler is taking a back seat as ‘pig butchering’ crypto-bros drive the latest online dating scams.
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The ‘King Of Fraud’ Has Been Jailed For 10 Years
12 Nov 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Meet Aleksandr Zhukov, a 41-year-old Russian who once called himself the ‘King of Fraud’ for creating a fake ad network.
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Don’t Go Near The ‘Mr Bean’ Death Hoax Doing The Rounds
19 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Beware – there’s an online scam disguised as a death hoax going around on social media, which claims that Rowan Atkinson, aka. Mr Bean, is dead.
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Watch Out For The Email Scam Going Around Using Absa’s New Logo
16 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Beware – cybercriminals are taking advantage of Absa’s logo redesign with an online scam that targets the bank’s unsuspecting customers.
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Latest Local Email Scam Doing The Rounds Isn’t Very Convincing
28 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Online scammers are an innovative lot, but the latest scam going around shouldn’t really fleece too many eagle-eyed observers.
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The Ultimate Guide To Spotting An Online Scam
04 Apr 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Online scammers are now more efficient and creative than ever before. As websites update their security features, so do fraudsters, which is why these tips will come in handy.
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American Man ‘Catfished’, Travels 13 000km To Meet Fake Vredehoek Woman
12 Mar 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Michael Morgan thought he was travelling from North Carolina to Cape Town to meet his soulmate, but sadly that’s not how this story ends.
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Hilarious First-Hand Experience Shows What Happens If You Play Along With The Internet Email Scammers
10 Sep 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Sometimes it’s a mysterious Nigerian prince, sometimes it’s a family member from faraway lands – we all know the methods these scam artists use, right?
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If You’ve Heard From Coke Recently You Might Want To Watch Out
11 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
There are few things in life as sweet as winning something for nothing. Sometimes, however, if it sounds too good to be true it actually is.
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Love Hurts – You Won’t Believe How Much Cash This Guy Lost For ‘Love’ Over The Internet
14 May 2015 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
No one doubts that relationships can be very expensive, but when you’re forking over huge sums of money before you have met the object of your desire, it’s alarm bells.
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