New crop of scamsters taint SA’s image
Companies looking for products to import from SA are being targeted by would-be suppliers
09 October 2019 - 13:31
It is safe to assume that everyone reading this has at some stage received an e-mail from the widow of the late dictator of Benin, Nigeria or some other West African nation, offering a handsome fee if you would just help her get $100m out of the country. There are several variations to this scam — but they follow the same script.
Someone unknown approaches a potential victim (called a mark) with promises of vast wealth. The mark signs up enthusiastically. After a few exchanges of gratitude, their new best friends indicate that the money is ready to be sent to them, but there’s a minor snag...
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