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South African Revenue Service (SARS) Scam e-mail.

Another scam e-mail doing the rounds at the moment.
This e-mail apparently comes from SARS telling you that you are due a tax refund and that you must click on their link in the e-mail. They then request all your banking details, and they clean out your account.
Firstly this e-mail is not from SARS.. it is [...]

Internet Banking SCAM (Standard Bank, ABSA, FNB)

I have now received this e-mail about 5 times, I have received it from all 3 banks and considering I only bank with one of them, immediately warning bells should go off.
Firstly, the e-mail does NOT come from your bank… this is an internet scam playing on your emotions and your fear about your banking [...]

Another FiFa Scam

Howdy All
Here is another Fifa scam….They tell you that you have won $1000000 (says with his pinky near his mouth) and then rip you on the claims process!!! Not an old concept but watch out for it nonetheless!
marco.marco@inwind.it
show details 02:40 (3 hours ago)
FIFA-Strasse 20,
P.O. Box 8044 Zurich,
Switzerland
Ref: FIFA/SA/2820X2/10
We happily [...]

New Credit Card Scam

This one is pretty slick since they provide YOU with all the information, except
the one piece they want.
Note, the callers do not ask for your card number; they already have it. This
information is worth reading. By understanding how the VISA &
MasterCard Telephone Credit Card Scam works, you’ll be better prepared to
protect yourself.
The scam works like [...]

Won a Chevy Spark from World Connect

So by now you have either received, or shortly will receive a phone call from someone saying they are from a company called “World Connect”
I received my 3rd call for this year on Tuesday, and was informed that I was one of 15 finalists for a competition that I entered via sms on the 30th [...]

Rent Scam

Have you unwittingly been involved in a scam or fraud? Did you get taken? I am writing articles on various scams and frauds so that the world at large gets to know about them and is more cautious when entering into a business or personal agreement.
Here’s one that happened to me!
I have a townhouse which [...]

Cash/eft deposit scam

Have you unwittingly been involved in a scam or fraud? Did you get taken? I am writing articles on various scams and frauds so that the world at large gets to know about them and is more cautious when entering into a business or personal agreement.
Here’s one that happened to one of the companies I [...]