fraud

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    The scams that are catching out South Africans

    The scams that are catching out South Africans Fraudsters and scammers have become increasingly creative in stealing people’s identities and money, with tricks that could fool even the most vigilant. With the dawn of the digital age, the number of ways unsuspecting businesses and individuals...
  3. S

    Hawks and US secret services nab alleged online scammers linked to R7.3m fraud

    Hawks and US secret services nab alleged online scammers linked to R7.3m fraud A fraud syndicate which operated out of Johannesburg and swindled a US-based company out of around R7.3m was taken down in raids across the Johannesburg on Thursday. Hawks serious commercial crimes unit...
  4. L

    MTN stole around R15000 from my mother. Need help

    So my mother started getting a bunch of SMS's all of a sudden saying she is buying data bundles of like 100gb on her contract, amongst other things to around the value of R15000. She immediately put her phone in airplane mode and called MTN, she told them what happened and somehow someone was...
  5. A

    Defrauded on Cellc 200gig data package by BBC700 from BaseBone

    Cel C Reference:2031701046 Fraud by cell C - looks like a scam from Cell c to steal money from their clients. They will not allow you to prepay for the connected sims that share the data from a 200gig prepaid package, then they deduct fraudulently the R7 per day without my consent till your...
  6. C

    Nedbank charging Lotto Fees on Credit Cards

    Have been noticing that Nedbank has been charging Lotto fees on my Credit Card. Only thing is I've never played lotto. Wondering if I'm the only one affected by this "error" or if this R1.30 charge is multiplied by millions of customers who just don't spot it or won't call because solving it is...
  7. Howdy

    Gauteng Hawks arrest Absa employee who defrauded company of over R100m

    https://ewn.co.za/2022/01/23/gauteng-hawks-arrest-absa-employee-who-defrauded-company-of-over-r100m
  8. D

    MTN Fraud Case - Identity Theft

    My father has been having issues with MTN with regards to a fraud case. I have reported the issue couple of times and even went to the MTN branch a couple of times to sort it out but no one was helpful. The same excuse as always "Someone will call you" and nothing has changed. Timeline of...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    SA's "youngest millionaire" crypto trader must hand himself over to police

    SA's "youngest millionaire" crypto trader must hand himself over to police The SA Police Service says it expects South Africa's self-proclaimed youngest millionaire Sandile Shezi to hand himself over as part of a fraud investigation, The Sunday Times reports. Last week, City Press reported the...
  10. N

    Anyone ordered from WESTCOMM?

    Over the weekend I came across a site that is offering the latest generation consoles at prices that look too good to be true. I decided to do some investigation and look into the site. Not sure if anyone has ordered from them before? I would appreciate any feedback because I know that if it...
  11. O

    Rain are thief's

    I cannot believe rain stole my money. I cancelled a month and a half ago and what a surprise to see they have deducted from my account.... I have reported has fraud. Customer care never reply to emails unless you owe them money
  12. MogenNaidoo

    Openweb Service and Theft (Reseller)

    Hi guys, I should have actually done my due diligence first on Openweb which I normally do and now I see a lot of people saying stay away from Openweb. I am reseller for Openweb and month after month I have been making a loss from Openweb. Their policies and their support are atrocious. I've...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Criminal syndicate defrauding MTN customers

    Criminal syndicate defrauding MTN customers An internal forensic investigation by MTN South Africa into suspected fraud has revealed a criminal syndicate working to defraud MTN and its customers. MTN worked with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation cybercrime unit, known as the...
  14. S

    Domain-name scams on the rise, ZADNA warns

    https://techcentral.co.za/domain-name-scams-on-the-rise-zadna-warns/106980/
  15. Chris

    Fraudsters using social media platforms to steal money from South Africans

    Fraudsters using social media platforms to steal money from South Africans Fraudsters are using social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, to target South African telecoms clients looking for support and steal money from them. Consumer activist Wendy Knowler told The Money Show’s...
    • Chris
    • Thread
    • cell c facebook fraud headline mtn rain telkom vodacom whatsapp
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. isie

    MTN has a very non nonchalant attitude to fraud

    If you wonder how to fraudster get away with so much on MTN , its because MTN doesn't try to do anything to stop it , even if its reported immediately. I wanted to post this as it happened but i was furious so figured i would probably just jump to using obscenities. Basically on Sunday 07...
  17. G

    2 Fraudulent Telkom Accounts - Double debits and debt collectors

    2 Fraudulent accounts were opened using my name. I went to a Telkom store 3 times to report it as fraud, after a debit order was deducted from my bank account. After my 1st visit to the Store, they only opened a case and assured me someone would call to rectify the problem - Nobody called me...
    • gakiem
    • Thread
    • affidavit fraud fraudsters proof of address telkom telkom accounts telkom debt collector tricks
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Telkom Mobile Data
  18. J

    Telkom RICA fraud?

    I registered and logged into my telkom account https://selfservice.telkom.co.za/digital/products/#/ using my ID number, I was shocked to see all of these numbers RICA'ed against my ID number. Only 4 numbers are actually mine (not shown below) all of the rest of these numbers I know nothing...
  19. D

    Is my cellphone provide obliged to provide me with call+SMS records (in/out)?

    My mother has been the victim of online bank fraud. She is trying to prove that she didn't authorise the transactions and in this regard she has requested records of incoming/outgoing calls and SMSes for her number from Vodacom. They claim they cannot provide this information without a court...
  20. M

    ***Shocking fraud through Vodacom***

    I hope im posting this at the right category, if not, kindly advice. Hi guys, The craziest thing happed with me yesterday! My Vodacom sim got deactivated without my consent and criminals activated and used my WhatsApp to ask and got money from most of my contacts. Please see below the...
  21. D

    Afrihost LTE misleading

    Because my Telkom LTE was becoming slower and slower and I knew Fibre was on the way I ordered CellC LTE from Afrihost on a month to month contract. CellC LTE worked much better (speed and stability) than Telkom. After two months the Fibre became available and I signed up with CoolIdeas. I did...
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