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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Voice calls diminishing in South Africa

    Voice calls diminishing in South Africa Voice calls face various threats in South Africa, with unsolicited telemarketing calls forcing many residents to leave calls unanswered, and services like WhatsApp reducing reliance on traditional calls. This is evident in the decline of voice service...
  3. N

    I'm convinced one of the systems that manages our imports/customs is compromised...

    Hey everyone, So I've tested this twice, and at this point Im sure it cant be a coincidence. I put a LOT of effort into making sure my phone number stays out of the hands of spam callers, I use a separate number for Experian/MyCreditScore, and go to lengths to opt out of marketing lists. For...
  4. RedViking

    Google Feed Spam / Fake News websites?

    Google Feed started feeding me these websites. Doing a Google search I can't verify the information and it looks like the same website copied over various domains. Now these websites also seem to come up on my searches as the first websites listed. I can block the sources on my feed but can't...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's big battle against spam callers

    South Africa's big battle against spam callers South Africa's Information Regulator has its sights set on tackling annoying spam calls in the country. It decided that telemarketing amounts to electronic communication and must be regulated under the Protection of Personal Information Act...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
    • Thread
    • information regulator nomzamo zondi pansy tlakula privacy protection of personal information act (popia) spam spam callers telemarketers telemarketing
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  6. G

    Telkom Flash SMS message

    Hi there, this is the first I time I got a Flash SMS message, how do I block and report the sender Impala Cash Loans? If I go into the SMS Toolkit, it does nothing. It says: IMPALA Cash offer Loan at 6% interest rate with no Credit check Blacklisted also Whatsap or call 0739476748 visit our...
  7. M

    Vodacom Spam App

    Is there nobody in Vodacom that understands that some people hate the "free" rubbish the keep pushing? Summer deals Vodabucks Loans Advances Their App which is essential in managing your mobile usages is 70% Spam and Trash nonsense. The cellphone provider that offers an adfree option would...
  8. spamsam

    Gmail incorrectly says my server's PTR record is wrong

    We have 2 shared cpanel server's that suddenly can send mail to and gmail account without getting rejected by google. We get the below message: [email protected] host gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com [142.250.27.27] SMTP error from remote mail server after end of data: 550-5.7.25...
  9. G

    Gmail Spam Protection Wonky?

    Is your Gmail spam protection acting strange? Gmail spam protection has always been top notch but lately, it would repeatedly place mail from a certain sender in spam even after reporting not spam. Also would let obvious spam land in the inbox. Is anyone else having this issue?
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon Musk cannot simply back out of Twitter deal

    Elon Musk cannot simply back out of Twitter deal Elon Musk formally and forcefully revived his assertion that Twitter Inc. has a serious bot problem, and threatened to walk away from his deal to buy the company if the social network doesn’t do more to prove its users are real people. Legal...
  11. Jan

    POPIA can't save South Africans from phone spammers

    Spam law can't protect South Africans from phone marketers South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) doesn't protect you from marketers who contact you telephonically unless you explicitly tell them to stop calling you. This is because POPIA doesn't include phone marketing...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • information regulator pansy tlakula protection of personal information act (popia) spam
    • Replies: 96
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. K

    All insurance business emails going to client spam

    Hi Everyone We have been using Google Workspace for our company emails. Since the first week of Jan 2022, one of the businesses in our group (an insurance broker) has been having issues with most emails going to client and vendor spam folders. Due to the nature of the business, this is causing...
  13. ronz91

    app reinstalls itself

    Hi there I have a cheap spare chinese android phone (Invens) from takealot. There are apps on it, some of which shows ads on the homescreen and notifications, that reinstall themselves after uninstalling them. Names are like Loosen CPU, Smart CPU and Beautiful something. Any idea how to rid...
    • ronz91
    • Thread
    • ads android apps spam
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Android
  14. S

    Revix account?

    Checking my mails this morning, I see two mails from Revix. Strange as I'd never heard of them, much less used them. First one was a 'confirm your email address', second was a sign-up bonus/welcome email. Both are from [email protected], so it doesn't appear to be a phishing attack. I did not...
  15. O

    Do you allow users to use company email account to register for web services?

    Up to now there haven't been any official restrictions at my org. I have two users out of about 70 who get spammed because their email addresses were compromised in breaches where they'd registered with their work accounts, but fortunately that's the worst of it. It seems that the standard...
  16. J

    Anti-spam entries in the national opt-out database expires after 3 years

    Anti-spam entries in the national opt-out database expires after 3 years If you last registered your details in the National Opt-Out Database more than three years ago, your registration has lapsed and registered direct marketers in South Africa are allowed to contact you. The National Opt-Out...
  17. T

    South African spammers?

    Sorry if this is slightly off-topic, not sure where to post it. Anyone know anything about who these people are who are selling South African spam lists? I rather doubt these are all opt-in. Are these guys responsible for much of our spam in South Africa? Is it legal for them to be openly...
  18. BamboozledAttorney

    Calls from telemarketers wanting to sell you a trading software.

    Yesterday I received a strange phone call which I realised was a scam/spam along the way. It involved this guy who somehow got my info (I know it happens a lot, but still) and saw I was trading on a trading website. Now I'll be honest, the phone call was annoying and loud, and the person was...
  19. xrapidx

    Vodacom dodgy behaviour, won't unsubscribe from services.

    My mom has been trying for weeks to unsubscribe from a daily service which charges R5/day. She's followed the unsubscribe process, called Vodacom who all but help - basically telling her its her problem, and she must unsubscribe. They're now staying with me for Christmas, and asked me to have...
  20. B

    Reporting local Email Spam

    Hi all, Is there a place (that actually use the info provided) to list local email spammers?
  21. J

    South Africa's spam mail CEO is "untraceable"

    South Africa's spam mail CEO is "untraceable" Over the last few months, we have covered the exploits of South African search engine Web9 and its CEO, Shingi Mushipe. Mushipe's endeavours included a daily spam email blast advertising his search engine, which was sent to recipients whose email...
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