Fake cops using rape scam to get cash

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Durban - A shocking fake rape scam targeting young men and focusing on creating fear and humiliation, as well as shamelessly harnessing the fight against gender-based violence, came to light this week.

On Reconciliation Day, a 25-year-old Durban man received a call from an “unknown” number. The caller claimed to be a Superintendent Marius Olivier, who said a warrant of arrest had been issued for the man, on a charge of rape.

Stunned, the young man handed the phone to his mother.

The mother and son’s identities are being withheld for safety reasons.

“Olivier” said the accuser would accept R7 000 to drop the charges, or the son would be arrested that day. The caller said that because it was a holiday and more holidays would follow, the young man would be detained in Westville Prison until at least March, and that he (Olivier) was doing the family “a favour”.

The accuser was a sex worker who claimed the rape had happened on two-consecutive Fridays, said “Olivier”, who claimed to be from the SAPS Crime Prevention Unit.

“There was a lot of noise of what sounded like police radios in the background, and the man spoke with a heavy Afrikaans accent and very quickly, so it was difficult to clarify details,” said the mother, who has worked in the media and was knowledgeable about possible scam tactics. “He kept emphasising that this was a schedule 6 charge and that gender-based violence was a top priority, hence the urgency.

“I asked for his name, badge number, a phone number at which I could contact him, a case or docket numbers, who had issued the warrant, how and to whom this money was supposed to be paid. I was told I would have to go to the Umbilo police station, with the money and my son, and he would sort it out there.
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More at: https://www.iol.co.za/ios/news/fake...get-cash-264e152b-fb0b-4f4f-936d-83b556d87868
 
Oh wow, the old sextortion scam without the victim even having done anything.

Why don't they trace the number, we have RICA after all. Oh wait ... we just came through shared exam papers where only a third, or something like that, of the phones were RICA'ed.
 
Sht like this is why i block every nr i dont recognize.

If i dont know you then i dont want to know you. Dont call us, we will call you.

POS, hope you try this on the wrong person one day
 
Mother knew what's up. You'd think a 25yo would be a little more clued up.
This is on the same level as a granny getting duped by those Indians dropping phone calls every so often, pretending to be working for Microsoft.

My issue is what has this boy been doing that such a claim from a random dude on the phone would even seem credible to him.
The other issue is what would've happened if they agreed to pay and then met up at the police station lol. Whoever this scammer is, has some big balls.
 
Rabobi said:
Sht like this is why i block every nr i dont recognize.

If i dont know you then i dont want to know you. Dont call us, we will call you.

POS, hope you try this on the wrong person one day
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Getting those phone calls from an obviously thick Indian accents saying they want to fix my computer are the best though.
If you haven't had one, you're missing out.
 
Sollie said:
Oh wow, the old sextortion scam without the victim even having done anything.

Why don't they trace the number, we have RICA after all. Oh wait ... we just came through shared exam papers where only a third, or something like that, of the phones were RICA'ed.
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RICA is useless. I heard one can buy "pre-rica'd" sim card
 
Vorastra said:
Mother knew what's up. You'd think a 25yo would be a little more clued up.
This is on the same level as a granny getting duped by those Indians dropping phone calls every so often, pretending to be working for Microsoft.

My issue is what has this boy been doing that such a claim from a random dude on the phone would even seem credible to him.
The other issue is what would've happened if they agreed to pay and then met up at the police station lol. Whoever this scammer is, has some big balls.
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Some people don't do well under pressure.
 
Just gonna get worse with the high unemployment and lack of decent police force.
 
Splinter said:
Well, if I was innocent, I would have told them to go fark themselves. And then say I'm reporting you to the Hawks and whomever else.
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Not everyone keeps track of all the people they have and haven’t raped.
 
Splinter said:
Well, if I was innocent, I would have told them to go fark themselves. And then say I'm reporting you to the Hawks and whomever else.
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A much younger person might react differently. Also, don't forget people have been arrested before on false claims of rape. The prospect of being arrested, alone, is enough to scare some people.
 
ForceFate said:
Some people don't do well under pressure.
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That's not even pressure. It's a rando on the phone just blatantly lying, so you'd just tell him to fek off.
Which is why I added the caveat of, what has this 25yo done that this would make him skrik...
 
ForceFate said:
RICA is useless. I heard one can buy "pre-rica'd" sim card
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/gripe mode on
Pray tell: what happens to the people using them, or the people selling them, or the cellular network owners of these networks? We know what happened in Nigeria. Bad, bad Nigeria ....

Oh shoot, we have the same problem. Quick, let's make more laws to prohibit doing something illegal, indaba it for the next ten years!

Yes I know ...

/gripe mode off
 
Vorastra said:
That's not even pressure. It's a rando on the phone just blatantly lying, so you'd just tell him to fek off.
Which is why I added the caveat of, what has this 25yo done that this would make him skrik...
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This is South Africa. Sadly anything is possible, Criminals rule the roost. Now think about the guys with stolen cars getting phone calls from cops who "found" their car, a few is due for the towing back from the border. That's an inside job.

The more ones knows, the more you get a skrik.

Add some youngster, scared to tell his GF just in case she might believe it somehow. In this case he was with her, but the doubt aspect turns you into a victim.
 
This is why you need Call Recording on your phone.
 
ForceFate said:
A much younger person might react differently. Also, don't forget people have been arrested before on false claims of rape. The prospect of being arrested, alone, is enough to scare some people.
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He is 25? While I get what you are saying, if it's over a phonecall I think he should know better. And people being arrested over false claims of rape normally know who their accusers are.
 
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