Major development in Vodacom fraud and airtime theft investigation

[Jamie McKane]

Major development in Vodacom fraud and airtime theft investigation

One of Vodacom’s main partners, Mondia Media, has been suspended for airtime theft but continues to do business with the mobile operator.

Mondia Media is a content service provider which offers a “host of products for companies wanting to offer content”.

 

[The_Hobbit]

Please include a link to this discussion from the article?
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Herein lies the rub:
"Commenting on former Vodacom managers working for Mondia Media, Vodacom said to the best of its knowledge, this is not the case.

However, a simple Google search shows many former Vodacom employees working for Mondia Media."
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Google is better at answering questions about this issue than Vodacom.

My guess is Mondia Media staff work on commission or Mondia Media is made up of people whos earnings are directly based on sales.

Since this is a private firm, we all expect to see some jail time for fraud here. Waiting for the court cases instituted by Vodacom to show it is serious about its customers.

 

[HendrieV]

I ported away from Vodacom because of the "last in first out" prepaid data issue many years go. I have never regretted it.

 

[j4ck455]

Commenting on former Vodacom managers working for Mondia Media, Vodacom said to the best of its knowledge, this is not the case.

However, a simple Google search shows many former Vodacom employees working for Mondia Media.

Vodacom caught telling blatant lies like Telkom used to do?

 

[rpm]

Since this is a private firm, we all expect to see some jail time for fraud here. Waiting for the court cases instituted by Vodacom to show it is serious about its customers.

This is one of the big issues with this fraud - what is the absolutely worse thing that can happen if you are caught stealing millions from people?

The answer - You are forced to stop stealing. You do not even have to give back all the money you have stolen.

No wonder the theft continues unabated.

 

[RazedInBlack]

Suddenly WASPs are being suspended . . .

 

[Mekon]

Good this is all being exposed but Vodascum will probably get away with the millions that have been stolen. Maybe this will force things to change but probably not.
However in my opinion especially in this day and age there is no reason for WASP services or the crap they call content to exist.

 

[Dups!]

The elephant in the room- blocking all Wasp services in all sim cards and let the subscriber request a service or services if it(they) is(are) needed.

 

[Jade @ Absolute Hosting]

Well done to MYBB for exposing the rot that exists. Had it not been for constant articles and updates this would be ongoing as it has been for so many years

 

[rpm]

The elephant in the room- blocking all Wasp services in all sim cards and let the subscriber request a service or services if it(they) is(are) needed.

Exactly. Blocking WASP billing by default is an obvious solution. For many years the mobile operators have been unwilling to do this. It really does not look good for them.

 

[The_Hobbit]

This is one of the big issues with this fraud - what is the absolutely worse thing that can happen if you are caught stealing millions from people?

The answer - You are forced to stop stealing. You do not even have to give back all the money you have stolen.

No wonder the theft continues unabated.

The standards are ridiculous. Crooks have definitely crossed the rubicon in this country. I see no logic for failing to lay criminal charges unless the people holding the keys are corrupt themselves.

 

[The_Hobbit]

Exactly. Blocking WASP billing by default is an obvious solution. For many years the mobile operators have been unwilling to do this. It really does not look good for them.

Yeah, this is definitely a big deal.

 

[donal]

Thanks for this solid investigation and sound journalism which is helping give some small measure of power back to the consumers who are being stolen from. With VC on the back-foot here (and having lost the moral high-ground), hopefully some action which benefits those ripped off will follow.

 

[marine1]

Huge respect to Mybb for reporting on this.
Well done guys.
Its about time this is brought to the attention of people who were ridiculed and told they were lying

 

[lunch]

Nothing will come of this

 

[The_Librarian]

Not going to hold my breath, but if something good do come from this...

 

[Gnome]

I'm curious if there are any people that actually legitimately use WASPs.

The way I see it, WASPs basically don't provide any value and it is a complicit scam that operators are taking part in

 

[Veridion]

It's time for class action lawsuits.
Private industry should try to be clean and honest they are not government.

 

[Marc123]

After years of denial, Vodacom finally gets forced into admitting wrongdoing. They'll give back the R34 that was deducted from those clients that moaned a lot.
Sorry, but I'm not impressed. Shut down the companies and ban the directors responsible from working in telecoms. Criminals...