“Jam Jar” water scam on the rise, warns Gozone: A typical GoZone water kiosk located at major retailers countrywide Photo: Ian Wright GoZone Water, a provider of bulk drinking water to consumers, has warned residents of communities across South Africa that incidents of the so-called “Jam Jar” water scam are on the rise. The company’s John Oort says as the municipal water supply creaks under the strain of the country’s burgeoning population and the flight of key technical … [Read more...] about “Jam Jar” water scam on the rise, warns Gozone
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Mthatha news: South Africa: Public Works Warns of Learnership Programme Scam
South Africa: Public Works Warns of Learnership Programme Scam: The National department of Public Works has 11 regional offices in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Kimberley, Durban, Mthatha, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Polokwane, Mahikeng and Nelspruit. The head office is also situated in Pretoria, corner Bosman ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. South Africa: Minister Dipuo Peters Visits Mthatha Airport and Holds Community Imbizo, 17 Jun: Transport Minister Ms Dipuo Peters, together … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: South Africa: Public Works Warns of Learnership Programme Scam
Mthatha news: South Africa: Public Works Warns of Learnership Scam
South Africa: Public Works Warns of Learnership Scam: The national Department of Public Works has 11 regional offices in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Kimberley, Durban, Mthatha, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Polokwane, Mahikeng and Nelspruit, while the head office is also situated in Pretoria ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. South Africa: Minister Jeff Radebe Conducts Service Delivery Imbizo At Mthatha, 24 Jun: Minister Radebe to conduct service delivery Imbizo at Mthatha in King … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: South Africa: Public Works Warns of Learnership Scam
Local Microsoft phone scam warning issued
Fraudsters are masquerading as software company Microsoft in a telephone scam targeted at tricking consumers and companies out of thousands of rands. “Many users” in South Africa are receiving phone calls from these fraudsters, according to Christopher Riley who is the chief executive of laptop and accessories retailer The Notebook Company. Riley explained in a statement on Tuesday that these fraudsters pretend to be Microsoft officials who tell users that there is a problem with their … [Read more...] about Local Microsoft phone scam warning issued
Beware of this WhatsApp and SMS Scam
There is currently a scam doing its rounds on WhatsApp or SMS claiming to be a SPAR survey. The SPAR Group Merchandise Executive, Mike Prentice said; "Please do not respond to this as it is a hoax and in no way linked to SPAR. It would appear that by proceeding with this fictitious survey, that users are inadvertently subscribing to a daily charge of R7." This is the type of scam that major banks have been dealing with for many years and there is no way of shutting them down … [Read more...] about Beware of this WhatsApp and SMS Scam
If it Smells Like Poo and Looks Like Poo, Could it be Steak?
Dear Editor I was recently invited to a night of 'fun' at a friends house. Shyte I was so angry with this 'fun' that I came home and did some research on this form of 'fun' that is apparently HUGE in PE at the moment and gullible fools out there continue to fall for this so called 'fun'. After being scammed out of one helluva amount of money some years ago I learned the hard way that there is no honour in business when the very first sales pitch line is based on a lie. Why am I saying … [Read more...] about If it Smells Like Poo and Looks Like Poo, Could it be Steak?
Travelling Bride Told to Travel by her PE Webmaster
I have a mate - he is a good sort, always willing to go the extra mile for his clients, certainly not Vague and an all round good guy. I remember how in the dim distant past he went to a lot of trouble for an out of town client, designing wedding sites and putting a lot of effort into promoting them. Such a pity that she turned into the Wicked Stepmother though. Then things went quiet, he stopped talking about the Wicked Stepmother, more commonly known as Renee Kotzee aka Marilyn and I, of … [Read more...] about Travelling Bride Told to Travel by her PE Webmaster
Scammers back on the phone
Beware of the following scam - a well spoken person calls your admin department and says he/she is calling from one of your clients, and that their server is down so they have not been able to pay you. Please will you fax through the latest invoice. They may also provide an e-mail account. They are nowhere near your client, but have accessed your clients database of creditors in some way. What they then do is to submit the invoice on your behalf - with new banking details. If the client … [Read more...] about Scammers back on the phone
Lost money due to internet fraud
There is a man in Port Elizabeth with what seems like a French accent with hints of West African. He is involved in cellphone internet-based fraud and operates under the name Rueben, for a supposed company called Digital Select, selling cell phones. He has many bank accounts, the one I deposited in was FNB under the name Ndaba Mkhandla. If you know anything about such a man please report to the local police as he's robbed people nationwide of thousands of rands. Call 078 863 8225 to … [Read more...] about Lost money due to internet fraud
