Investment scammers are increasingly using social media platforms to find victims to defraud. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has issued several warnings involving TikTok‚ Facebook‚ Telegram‚ WhatsApp and Instagram. The…
The SA Revenue Service (Sars) has warned taxpayers about a new WhatsApp scam targeting their personal information. Sars this week noted a rise in complaints about fraudsters posing as officials from the revenue service and asking for…
The Hawks have swooped on a Western Cape teacher who used “ghost students” to milk the government of close to R1m. Tasmyn Dorothy‚ 42‚ was hauled before the magistrate’s court in Oudtshoorn on fraud charges on Monday. According to Hawks…
The Department of Labour has warned the public of a bogus website doing the rounds on WhatsApp and other social media platforms. In a statement, the department’s spokesman Teboho Thejane said the website was being used by would-be…
