“The Bloemfontein ghost” didn’t leave church leader Jaco Cloete, who was arrested in Cape Town after allegedly conning people out of millions via pyramid schemes.
In order to become the UK’s most notorious conman, a title bestowed on Mark Acklom by multiple media outlets, you also have to be good at what you do.
A groom was getting ready for his wedding in his room at a Drakensberg resort when police swooped in and made the arrest.
64-year-old Nora Grose, a DA ward councillor in Cape Town, appeared in court yesterday on charges of fraud and money laundering.
If you recognise that man above, you must watch some pretty average movies and series. At least you haven’t been caught up in an alleged Ponzi scheme, though.
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday taking place in the middle of a pandemic, online shopping is significantly more popular this year.
A number of countries require negative COVID-19 tests at airports, which has provided fraudsters with the perfect opportunity to make some cash.
At the time, Experian assured South Africans that their data had been recovered and secured. The truth is that as many as 24 million people and nearly 800 000 businesses are at risk.
Yesterday, news broke that Experian suffered a massive data breach, that placed millions of South Africans’ personal information at risk.
Ray Hushpuppi flaunted his “lavish lifestyle of private jets, designer clothes and luxury cars” to his more than two million followers, but that ended up coming back to bite him in the behind.
33-year-old Philbrick was a renowned art dealer in high-end circles, but then it all came crashing down and he fled eight months ago. The FBI finally caught up.
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a paradigm shift in our behaviour, and how we work & communicate.
Canadian, Frank Bourassa, took ‘making money’ to a whole new level with an expertly executed conterfeit money scam.
When it comes to cars, theft and scamming can be a lucrative business, so it pays to be up to speed with the latest techniques employed by crooks.
Levick, who once claimed a personal fortune of R1,3 billion, had been accused of “desperate and dishonest conduct”, “trickery”, and “fraudulent” behaviour.
Rudi Brits has made a habit of out conning wealthy Stellenbosch women out of their money and expensive belongings.
South Africa’s National Lotteries Commission has come under fire for some suspect project funding, some of which just happens to stay in the family.
Criminals are capitalising on SARS’ efforts to crack down on tax non-compliance by sending out scam emails and messages.
There’s an old scam, with a new twist, doing the rounds on WhatsApp in South Africa. Thankfully, there are easy steps to avoid falling victim.
Nowadays, everyone loves an abbreviation, but you might want to take the extra half-second to write ‘2020’ in full.
The pressure is on to get to the bottom of the “slush fund” looted by top cops to pay for their personal expenses.
An email scam is now doing the rounds, which is so effective that even law firms aren’t safe from hackers and fraudsters.
South Africans are losing huge sums of money to immigration fraudsters, in what some are calling “the perfect crime”.
Martin Levick was living the high life, but that’s all come crashing down in very dramatic fashion, with the Jozi businessman accused of defrauding investors around the world.
Avenatti extortion backfires. British Airways blunder. Shaun Abrahams’ new job. Apple TV, gaming and credit card. DA poster vandalism reward. Cape Town’s hottest new bar. Schumacher’s son F1 test. Ed Sheeran bullied.
Dr. Dre threw shade at celebrities who conned their kids’ way into college with a post on Instagram, but he forgot one rather sizeable sum of money.
Julia Roberts is speaking out against the celebrity parents who scammed their kids’ way into top universities in the States.
Turns out there’s some decent cash to be made in the fake miracles business, provided you’re willing to put up with resurrections, snakes and rats.
Discovery continues to battle medical scheme scams, uncovering R555 million in fraud and wasteful medical expenses in 2018 alone.
Two presumedly broke women were so keen for a free pizza that they were willing to commit fraud to get it.