scam Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/scam/ Latest News & Press Releases Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:22:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png scam Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/scam/ 32 32 Medical Aid Scam https://news.media.co.za/medical-aid-scam/ Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:22:03 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=5499 According to healthcare funders, medical aid fraud is one of the leading crimes in South Africa. It is estimated at between nine and 19 billion rand a year, money which could have been better spent on providing quality health care for all. Special Assignment exposes a series of bogus surgeries operated by a syndicate of […]

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]]> Four Online Dating Scammers Arrested https://news.media.co.za/four-online-dating-scammers-arrested/ Wed, 24 Aug 2016 08:50:29 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=5224 Two Nigerian men and two local women were arrested in Cape Town on Tuesday night for opening bank accounts with all the banks in South Africa and using those accounts to receive monies from online dating victims. One suspect was arrested shortly after receiving a dummy parcel from the Hawks at Postnet Somerset West Mall. […]

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]]> Police Warn Public of Rampant Scam https://news.media.co.za/police-warn-public-of-rampant-scam/ Tue, 12 Apr 2016 12:42:05 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4245 Pretoria – 12 April 2016: The South African Police Service (SAPS) would like to issue a warning to the public to be aware of a fraudulent scam in which victims receive a text message stating that a SAPS case has been opened against them. Once they respond to the numbers that are provided by the […]

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]]> Debit Order Fraud https://news.media.co.za/debit-order-fraud/ Thu, 12 Nov 2015 07:27:29 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3311 “I was very frustrated. I was calling them daily to find out what the issue is, that I need my money back. And they were very rude – their attitude was one of ‘there’s no way you’re getting your money back, there’s nothing we can do.” Noah Nyatlo recounts his ordeal at the hands of […]

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]]> NPA pays R2.1 million to the victom of 419 fraud scam https://news.media.co.za/npa-pays-r2-1-million-to-the-victom-of-419-fraud-scam/ Wed, 29 Jul 2015 08:30:17 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=2646 Pretoria: The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has paid a total amount of R2 148 136 to Mrs Angela Jean Kerslake (Mrs Kerslake), the victim of a 419 fraud scam. The AFU recovered the money from one of the suspects in the fraud scam, Wilfred Bemigho Ugburo (Ugburo).The successful recovery […]

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