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    • Wednesday Morning Spice

      09 Mar 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments

      SA’s ‘holiday swindler’. Cursed Cape superyacht sold. Cannabis bill breakthrough. Prince Andrew pays up. Cameron Diaz ‘like a wild beast’.

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    • Massive Online Dating Scam Busted In Cape Town

      19 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments

      Cape Town has been dubbed an “international cybercrime capital”, with online dating scams as popular as ever.

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    • They Finally Nailed One Of Australia’s Most Notorious Con Artists

      03 Jun 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Samantha Azzopardi has spent years duping people into believing she’s a victim of sex trafficking, or Swedish royalty, or a Russian gymnast, among other things.

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    • Five Common Scams Doing The Rounds In South Africa

      25 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments

      There are two things you can be sure of – the sun will rise tomorrow, and at some point in your life, someone will try to scam you.

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    • Watch Out For Fake City of Cape Town Electricity Officials

      08 Mar 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Scammers have been bluffing their way into people’s homes by posing as City of Cape Town officials, before stealing personal items.

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    • Used Car Horror Stories: How To Avoid Buying A Write-Off

      09 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments

      Some South African pre-owned vehicle buyers have been unknowingly buying cars that were previously written off.

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    • Watch Out For These Local COVID-19 Scams

      05 May 2020 by Carrie / No Comments

      Criminals are taking full advantage of COVID-19 fears with scams designed to trick South Africans out of their money.

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    • Coronavirus Scams On The Rise: How To Identify Fraud And Protect Yourself

      28 Apr 2020 by Damon Sivitilli / No Comments

      The coronavirus pandemic has caused a paradigm shift in our behaviour, and how we work & communicate.

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    • Mafia Ties And Diamonds – Carte Blanche Investigates Notorious Gauteng Businessman [Video]

      16 Apr 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Gauteng businessman Louis Liebenberg has earned notoriety in the South African diamond industry, so Carte Blanche came calling.

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    • Buying A Car? Watch Out For This Popular Scam

      03 Mar 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      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.

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    • Carte Blanche Looks At The Rise And Rise Of SA’s Online Romance Scams [Video]

      11 Feb 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Cape Town has become Africa’s dating scam capital, with the city now dubbed “New Lagos” in international law enforcement circles.

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      Payback As Cape Town Woman Gets Revenge On Dating App Scammer

      05 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments

      When a scammer tried to catfish Capetonian Jessica Carver, he didn’t know that he was messing with the wrong woman.

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      You Can Now ‘Rent’ Dead Bodies To Scam Insurance Companies

      11 Dec 2019 by Carrie / No Comments

      A recent report found that a large number of dishonest insurance claims in South Africa involved fraudsters ‘renting’ dead bodies for their scams.

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    • The Tragic Knock-On Effect Of Robocalls And Sales Calls

      09 Dec 2019 by Carrie / No Comments

      If you’ve stopped answering ‘unknown numbers’, you aren’t alone. The robocall epidemic is changing the way we interact with our phones.

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    • Awkward – When Your Friend Who’s Dying Of Listeriosis Is Actually A Scam Artist

      18 Nov 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Last year, Colleen Lingwood was on her deathbed, with friends having gathered in Johannesburg to say their final words. Turns out that wasn’t quite the truth.

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    • If You Want To Make Money Scamming Women, Cape Town Is The Place To Be

      11 Nov 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Capetonian women have been known to complain about the local dating scene, and now the city has been dubbed “an international cybercrime capital”.

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    • Five Major SA Banking Scams You Need To Watch Out For

      08 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments

      South African scammers are getting better and better at swindling unsuspecting victims out of their money, so here’s what to look out for.

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    • Scam Alert – Read This Before You Buy Or Sell Property In SA

      19 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments

      An email scam is now doing the rounds, which is so effective that even law firms aren’t safe from hackers and fraudsters.

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    • Discovery Discloses Some Of The Biggest Medical Scams Of 2018

      12 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments

      Discovery continues to battle medical scheme scams, uncovering R555 million in fraud and wasteful medical expenses in 2018 alone.

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    • Please Enjoy The Finest Blackmail Email We’ve Received This Year

      26 Oct 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      By now we’re used to hearing about a Nigerian prince who needs to unlock some or other inheritance. Props to this guy, though, and his blackmail effort.

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    • Fake Bitcoin Ad Featuring Naas Botha Leaves Ex-Bok Fuming

      02 Oct 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      You can’t blame Naas Botha for being pissed off about the scam artists using his pictures on Facebook. The social media giant doesn’t seem all that bothered, though.

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    • WhatsApp ‘Dick Pic’ Scam Costs Jozi Man R170 000, And Is Proving To Be Big Business

      14 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments

      WhatsApp sexploitation scams are on the rise in South Africa, with more than 1 000 cases being dealt with by law enforcement on a daily basis.

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    • Keen To Teach English In Asia? Watch Out For This Scam

      11 Jun 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Many South Africans head over to the likes of South Korea to teach English, but here’s one Capetonian’s cautionary tale to make sure you do your homework.

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    • American Man ‘Catfished’, Travels 13 000km To Meet Fake Vredehoek Woman

      12 Mar 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Michael Morgan thought he was travelling from North Carolina to Cape Town to meet his soulmate, but sadly that’s not how this story ends.

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    • Anyone Else Get This Email From Prince Harry?

      10 Jan 2018 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment

      I would imagine that Harry’s schedule is pretty full right now, all those public appearances to keep up and a wedding to plan. How about this email, then.

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    • How A 43-Year-Old Woman From Boksburg Scammed R460 Million From A Multinational

      18 Dec 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      You wouldn’t expect Boksburg to be the home of a massive scandal like this, but someone’s been living it up on money that wasn’t theirs to spend.

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    • Elaborate Con To Get $5 Million Out Of Richard Branson

      19 Oct 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments

      After a fellow businessman was successfully swindled out of $2 million, Branson is calling on his network to assist in locating the criminals targeting the rich.

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    • Online Dating In Pretoria Is Pretty Risky Business

      26 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      For most people the worst thing about online dating is how the pictures don’t match the person, but up in Pretoria things are a bit more hectic.

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    • Do This To “STOP” Those Annoying Competition Text Messages For Good

      02 Nov 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Chances are you receive your fair share of unwanted text messages with offers and competitions, so let’s come together and banish them with a few simple steps.

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    • The Woolworths Social Media Scam That Might Be Robbing You Blind

      05 Sep 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      When things look too good to be true they often are, but now scam artists are coming up with new and creative ways to help you part with your money.

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