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Hawks Nab SIM Swap Scammers In R18m Standard Bank Fraud Bust
09 Dec 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
SIM swap fraud, or SIM card swapping, is fast becoming a serious menace in our digital world.
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Scammers With Fake ‘Time Machine’ Dupe Dozens Of Elderly People
16 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The scammers claimed an ‘Israel-made time machine’ could turn a 60-year-old into a 25-year-old in a couple of months.
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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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If You’re Looking To Get Scammed, The Fraudster Founder Of Fyre Festival Has Announced A Reboot
10 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Billy served nearly four years in prison and forfeited $26 million after the first Fyre Festival debacle, but has just announced his plans for Fyre II.
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The ‘Cryptoqueen’ Who Launched OneCoin, Bagged $4 Billion, And Then Disappeared Into Thin Air [Video]
09 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
After all these years there have now been reports revealing her links to the Bulgarian underworld and the suspected mafia boss involved in her disappearance and, allegedly, her possible murder.
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Extortionists Posing As Eskom Employee Target Simon’s Town Farmer
08 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Extortionists posing as Eskom employees were out in full force in Simon’s Town recently, targeting a local farmer and his employees with a ruse about a problematic prepaid electricity box.
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Love Scammers In South Africa Are Getting Bold, Using Muthi And Phone Calls With Ancestors To Get Victims To Pay Up
15 Jul 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A forensic investigator describes the latest shenanigans of scammers, who are now using pseudo-spiritual practices to lure their unsuspecting victims in.
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Fraudulent Travel Agency Scams 80 Cape Town Pensioners Out Of Their Thailand Trip
25 Jun 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A group of pensioners from Strand each paid R26 000 for 14 nights in Thailand, only to be left high and dry on the eve of their departure.
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After A Year Together, Indonesian Man Finds Out Wife Is Actually A Man Trying To Scam Him
28 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Amazingly, the ‘wife’ had managed to put off consummating the marriage for a whole year.
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Another Facebook Marketplace Deal Turned Into A Horror Show As Couple Get Stabbed Over PS5
24 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Facebook Marketplace scams going terribly awry is becoming an increasingly alarming new trend, it seems.
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Alleged Fraudster Cuts Off His Own Legs In Mad Insurance Scam
27 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Unfortunately for the legless fraudster, his story didn’t add up, and further investigation by the Howell County Sheriff’s Office unveiled his idiotic scam.
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‘Unbelievable’ Temu Ads Are Flooding Our Social Media Feeds, But Is The Company Legitimate?
14 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
There are ethical issues that need to be raised over massive online sellers like Temu and Amazon, especially if you want independent, smaller businesses to survive.
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Spot The Bot – Online Romance Scams At An All Time High During Month Of Love
14 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Research points out that as Valentine’s Day approaches, dodgy activity on dating apps and websites surges, which means there’s a heightened risk of falling victim to scams.
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Another Alleged SA Scammer Selling Fake Investments Is On The Run From Authorities
05 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The Hawks are tailing yet another alleged scam artist accused of selling dreams of riches that have seen many people lose their life savings.
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Like Fyre Festival At Sea – Passengers Call For Criminal Investigation After Cruise Gets Cancelled Two Weeks Before Maiden Voyage
22 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
A group of 78 disgruntled passengers are now demanding a criminal probe into the company as they’re desperately trying to claw back R302 million in refunds.
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How Much Does It Costs To Buy A Fake Degree Online?
19 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Is it really worth it faking your degree to get a job that you clearly are not qualified for?
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CCTV Footage Shows Credit Card Fraudsters Scamming Tourists In Cape Town
17 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
As 1984-esque as constant video monitoring might feel to most regular people, the reality is that it has become necessary in a country where every corner or bush seems to be hiding some dirtbag trying to steal from someone.
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Alleged Holiday Swindler Arrested After Running Elaborate Maldives Holiday Scam
11 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The owner of Priority Escapes travel agency, Francois Swart, has been arrested after scores of criminal complaints were lodged against him for scamming would-be holidaymakers out of millions of rands.
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Weird ‘Deepfake’ Scam On YouTube Features Elon Musk And SABC News Anchor
08 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Of course the whole thing is super fake, and even if the claims of 6283% returns don’t set alarm bells ringing, the old-school Kung-Fu lip-sync should.
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Dr Pashy Suspects That The Millions She Sank Into Oprah Scam Helped Fund Thabo Bester’s Prison Escape
13 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
New details are emerging of just how deep Thabo Bester’s scamming and swindling went, even while he was locked behind bars.
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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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Wednesday Morning Spice
03 May 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Australia bans vaping, Stallone back in Cliffhanger reboot, Sol Kerzner’s Fish River resort becomes gang wasteland, and Corpse found under Tibetan Hotel bed.
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Woman Wants To Adopt A Kitten, Gets Scammed Out Of R13.5 Million
13 Feb 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Meet the human embodiment of a facepalm emoji who should rather get a dog.
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How A Software Expert Managed To Steal R6,3 Million Working At Standard Bank
26 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
A former Standard Bank software expert managed to make off with around R6,3 million within a month while working at the financial institution.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
15 Nov 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Cape restaurants scammed. Bezos says he’s giving it all away. Oligarch superyacht avoids Cape Town. Lewis and Max square off. Pete D and Emily dating?
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Scammers Have Come Up With A Cunning Restaurant Review Scheme
08 Jul 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Restaurant review systems can make or break an establishment, and it is precisely that vulnerable position that has attracted some savvy scammers.
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SA Prankster Costs CNN Commentator Her Job Over Meghan And Harry Story
04 Jul 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The YouTube pranksters who cost one royal insider her career are facing possible legal action
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Wednesday Morning Spice
09 Mar 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
SA’s ‘holiday swindler’. Cursed Cape superyacht sold. Cannabis bill breakthrough. Prince Andrew pays up. Cameron Diaz ‘like a wild beast’.
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Massive Online Dating Scam Busted In Cape Town
19 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Cape Town has been dubbed an “international cybercrime capital”, with online dating scams as popular as ever.
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