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SCAM BY FRAUDSTERS

Fraudsters are out in force – do not get taken in

According to a report from the police, the number of fraud cases has increased significantly during 2020. Fraud includes acquiring PINs from unsuspecting victims at ATMs as well as fraudulent letters and other requests for money. During…

  • Rob Knowles
Metro police officers found piles of CVs, fake application forms and R7,140 cash at the premises from which the fake recruiters were operating.Image: JMPD
DESPERATE JOB SEEKERS

Fraudsters arrested for creating fake jobs, stealing money

Desperate job seekers were roped into a scam by fraudsters who conned them out of hundreds of rand, the Johannesburg metro police department (JMPD) said on Wednesday. The alarm was raised after a woman who was promised a job paid the…

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