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    Alert: Elgas Does Not Operate in South Africa

    http://www.elgas.com.au/elgas-does-not-operate-in-south-africa
  2. J

    Abysmal MTN customer service-Contract upgraded without my consent

    long story short, my 24mth MTN tablet/data contract due to expire next month (end May 2016) was renewed in March without my consent or approval. I only found this out after I called in to inquire about cancelling my contract at the specified end date only to be told I couldn't cancel it because...
  3. ToniO

    Appalling service from CellC

    (Incident 160226-000596) I have a number of unresolved issues, including an unauthorised charge of over R2000, a mysterious apparition entering a store and posing as me to change my data limit, as well as a number of other customer service horrors. 1. Initial Customer Service Issues I...
  4. Click This IT Solutions

    MTN not stopping my data contract

    I had a data contract with MTN and got one of their laptop deals about September 2013. I decided not to continue with the contract after the 24 month period and phoned their customer care 10 October 2015 and let them know that I wanted to switch the contract to pay as you go. I got a reference...
  5. Kevin Lancaster

    Couple robbed of R250,000 by hackers while trying to buy a house

    Couple robbed of R250,000 by hackers while trying to buy a house A Knysna couple is out a quarter of a million rand after a hacker intercepted the money intended as a down payment for their new home.
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    How to Choose a Forex Broker Who Will Not Fleece You

    How to Choose a Forex Broker Who Will Not Fleece You When involved in international currency (Forex) and contract for difference (CFD) markets, an investors’ most important trading decision is which brokerage platform to sign-up on. Many traders regard brokers as mere intermediaries who are...
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    How Forex Brokers Really Make Money

    How Forex Brokers Really Make Money By Alex Bowman, CFA - August 27, 2015 Most Forex brokers aren't your traditional financial intermediaries found on Wall Street. When operating in international currency, full understanding of the structure and strategic objectives of Forex brokers may...
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    SANRAL name used fraudulently to obtain banking details

    SANRAL Fraud Hotline has detected a scam where an imposter represents themselves as SANRAL personnel and starts off by confirming the person’s personal details - including ID number, name and address. The SANRAL customer is then informed that SANRAL wants to reward them with a R1500.00 cash back...
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    Tax Avoidance?

    Hi, I am currently employed as a contractor. This month we received an email stating that we would received a travel allowance starting in August. Today I received my payslip for August and noticed that an amount was deducted from my Salary and added as a 'Travel Allowance'. Even though...
  10. G

    MTN - They took money without permission (No news there?)

    Dear all, Just want to raise an issue here and hopefully get some help/suggestions from the wise folk. Its my friend's case but I am raising it here. 1. So my friend is an existing contract customer of MTN as he signed up for an iPhone contract 18 months ago. 2. 2 months ago, somebody...
  11. Kevin Lancaster

    Eskom spending R56,000 a day on fraud accused employee

    Eskom spending R56,000 a day on legal fees for fraud accused The Sunday Times has reported that Eskom is spending R56,000 a day on legal fees to defend a manager accused of defrauding the company of R65 million
  12. Kevin Lancaster

    Man in court for avoiding e-tolls

    Man in court for dodging e-tolls A Randburg man is believed to be the first person to appear in court for refusing to pay e-tolls, Beeld reported on Wednesday
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    FNB Internal fraud? R17k stolen from account WITHOUT any transaction SMS

    I have an FNB account which had a balance of roughly R17k. The entire balance was systematically stolen between 13/10 - 05/11 in R1.5k or smaller increments. Each transaction shows up as "SEND " followed by the same mobile number. I have SMS notifications set up for any transaction over...
  14. Kevin Lancaster

    Gautrain techie fraud case postponed

    Gautrain techie fraud case postponed Former Gautrain Management Agency employee and fraud accused Obakeng Israel Busang’s bail application was postponed in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday
  15. Kevin Lancaster

    Gautrain techie in court for attempted R800 million fraud

    Gautrain techie in court for attempted R800 million fraud A former Gautrain Management Agency employee was involved in two separate multi-million rand cases of fraud, the Johannesburg Special Commercial Crimes Court heard on Tuesday
  16. HAL 9000

    Nkandla builder charged with fraud

    A Durban businesswoman, who was a building contractor for President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla homestead, has been arrested and charged with fraud and corruption, according to a report. The Sunday Independent reported that Thandeka Nene is accused of exaggerating her experience as a builder to win...
  17. Kevin Lancaster

    Eskom employees arrested for fraud

    Eskom employees arrested for fraud At least two Eskom employees have been arrested in connection with fraud that could have resulted in the power utility loosing billions of rand
  18. Kevin Lancaster

    Bitcoin Ponzi scheme uncovered

    Bitcoin Ponzi scheme uncovered The U.S. government on Thursday announced its first bitcoin securities fraud case, accusing a Texas man of engineering a Ponzi scheme
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    Travel Advisory for Cape Town's MyCity Bus

    MyCity bus in Cape Town is making use of an ICT system so bad that it refuse(d) to pay Lumen Technologies their R234m, yet passengers get fined when the system malfunctions. A typical example is seen in the image below. The system fined the passenger 22 mover points worth R22, same as his...
  20. Kevin Lancaster

    Man allegedly uses fake number plates to avoid e-tolls

    Man allegedly uses fake number plates to avoid e-tolls A researcher from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court for allegedly using fake number plates to avoid paying e-tolls
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