identity theft

  1. Luis

    Green ID book fraud surges 400% in South Africa

    Green ID book fraud surges 400% in South Africa Impersonation fraud using green ID books has increased by 400% year on year in South Africa, as fraudsters use AI to exploit the legacy identity system. South African identity verification platform VerifyNow said that green ID books were South...
    • Luis
    • Thread
    • artificial intelligence fraudsters green id books identity theft impersonation smart id verifynow
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom no longer accepting driving licence cards as proof of ID

    Vodacom no longer accepting driving licence cards as proof of ID Vodacom has stopped accepting driving licence cards as proof of identity when new or returning customers take out new products, make package changes, and port numbers. The mobile network began sending SMS messages to customers...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
    • Thread
    • department of home affairs driving licence card fraud hanis home affairs identity identity documents identity protection identity theft vodacom
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    Former University of Iowa Hospital employee used fake identity for 35 years

    Former University of Iowa Hospital employee used fake identity for 35 years In 2019, the real William Woods was homeless, living in Los Angeles. He went to a branch of the national bank and explained that he recently discovered someone was using his credit and had accumulated a lot of debt...
  5. 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...
  6. G

    Survey: Sa teens as victims of cybercrime

    I am in matric and am doing my LO research project on whether SA teens are victims of CyberCrime. I have developed a survey using Google forms. Would it be possible for you to please pass this on to any teens that would be willing to complete the survey? There will be a lucky draw of 5GB mobile...
  7. Kevin Lancaster

    Identity thieves target company executives in SA

    Identity thieves target company executives in SA Identity theft in South Africa is on the rise as cyber crooks eye stealing from company executives, a survey has found.
  8. Kevin Lancaster

    Identity theft is costing South African businesses a fortune

    Identity theft is costing South African businesses a fortune Identity theft is costing South Africa a fortune and the scale of the problem is on the increase, says a research organisation.
  9. jes

    Identity theft again leads US top fraud complaints: FTC

    Identity theft again leads U.S. top fraud complaints: FTC The seemingly intractable problem of identity theft led the list of top consumer complaints once again in 2013
  10. T

    Identity Theft - AutoPage and MTN contracts opened in my name....

    Another Twist - Identity Theft - AutoPage and MTN contracts opened in my name.... So I just received a nice R33 848.78 debit order from AutoPage. Never had anything with them. Also a R429.63 debit order from MTN. Got through to MTN, confirmed that with my ID number that an account was...
  11. jes

    Identity fraud in South Africa prevalent: Experian

    Identity fraud in South Africa prevalent: Experian Experian SA has said that identity theft is “frighteningly prevalent” in South Africa
  12. jes

    SA identity theft scam alert

    SA identity theft scam alert Banking authorities warned consumers on Monday against a new scam designed to trick people into compromising their personal information.
  13. LazyLion

    SABRIC Warns of Identity Theft Scam

    Banking authorities warned consumers on Monday against a new scam designed to trick people into compromising their personal information. "The latest scam targets home computer users and is masqueraded as legitimate telephonic calls from reputable computer software stores," the SA Banking Risk...
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