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.
Four women from different KwaZulu-Natal towns have all been scammed by a swindler posing as a pilot.
The Tinder Swindler is taking a back seat as ‘pig butchering’ crypto-bros drive the latest online dating scams.
People do crazy things to find and keep love. Some lie and others steal, and some would even help a stranded spaceman buy a rocket. Who are we to judge?
Samantha Azzopardi has spent years duping people into believing she’s a victim of sex trafficking, or Swedish royalty, or a Russian gymnast, among other things.
Scammers have been bluffing their way into people’s homes by posing as City of Cape Town officials, before stealing personal items.
When a scammer tried to catfish Capetonian Jessica Carver, he didn’t know that he was messing with the wrong woman.
A scam artist created multiple fake Airbnb profiles and used them to cheat countless people out of their cash and good holiday vibes.
Several popular Twitter accounts have been hacked by scammers, using Elon Musk’s name to try and con people out of their money.