Your Store Account Is a Wallet. Lock It Before Black Friday.
Thieves don’t need a fake site. They use your real store account and saved cards. A one-hour lockdown before Black Friday.
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Parcel Mule Job Scams: When a Work-From-Home Job Uses Your Address for Crime
A remote job receiving and forwarding parcels? It is probably a parcel mule (reshipping) scam. The red flags, the legal and identity risks, and what to do if you already sent your ID and bank details.
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Deepfake Scams in South Africa: Don’t Trust the Face, Check the Business
The video looks real. A famous South African, sitting in a familiar studio, says he made R80,000 a month with a new trading app,…
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Fake Online Reviews: Who Writes Them and How to Spot Them Before Black Friday
Before Black Friday, most of us do the same thing: we scroll down to the stars. Hundreds of five-star reviews feel like proof that…
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Fake Flight Tickets: Check Your Flight Home to South Africa Is Real
For many South Africans living abroad, December means one thing: going home. Flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban fill up early, prices climb,…
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Holiday Accommodation Scams in South Africa: Check Before You Pay
The bags are in the boot, the children are asleep in the back and the sea is finally in sight. You pull up at…
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Festive Season Scams in South Africa: 11 to Watch in 2026
December in South Africa means year-end functions, bonuses, school holidays, the long drive to the coast and parcels arriving almost daily. It is also…
