• Tweet

NOT ME: Generations' Jason Malinga's manager Nothemba Mxo says the actor is not on any social media networks.

 The public duped 

RELATED ARTICLES

• Conman hits Chiefs player
• Manchester United warn of soccer scam e-mail
• Soccer players targeted in bank hacking
• Scammer impersonates Wally Serote
• Government man scams his colleagues
• Another cash-for-jobs scam
• 'Radio host to pay for defamation'
• Mzansi's Sexiest Top 12 Men - 2013
• Mzansi's Sexiest Top 12 Women - 2013

Xaluva, better known for his role as advertising executive Jason Malinga in Generations, said yesterday he was aware of the scam.

Xaluva, who joined the Generations cast in 2005, also played the role of HHP's manager in the e.tv soapie Rhythm City. In 2008 he played the role of Khutso in the SABC1 mini-series uGugu no Andile.

The scam - which is advertised on a Facebook page under Xaluva's name with more than 17,600 likes - involves buying one of 20 "premium SMS agent pack" from a company called World Profit Net Pay Services at R99.95.

An Internet search for World Profit Net Pay Services yielded no results. Once activated after payment, R2 is generated for every SMS sent to the buyer's number. In an e-mail, the scamsters also say that Xaluva and the cellphone provider each get R2 per SMS received.

The e-mail also promises buyers R6,000 if they manage to get 1,000 people to SMS their numbers three times.

Once interested parties contact the Facebook page administrator, they are sent an e-mail with instructions, contact details and a website address.

But the website comes up saying the domain is inactive and "this site is currently not available".

When asked in an e-mail whether they were using Xaluva's name to dupe the public, the scamsters simply replied: "Have a Good Day My Friend".

Xaluva's manager Nothemba Mxo said Xaluva was not on any social network.

"This scam started a month ago and we are surprised that it is still continuing. It is not only Xaluva who is a victim of this scam. Other artists and politicians are also victims," she said.

.

Comments

• Sign in or sign up to comment

Wed Jun 19 14:06:52 SAST 2013 ::

Oct 30, 2012

Pointman

Easy money again. The conditions ate just right in SA for such scams - high unemployment, poor enforcement, high connectivity. There is nothing for free.
Report Abuse

Oct 30, 2012

MGEEZ

People are gullible neh?
Report Abuse

Oct 30, 2012

candilious

@MGEEZ- What beats me the most is the emails for loans people are so desparate that their even fall for that. If you take out a loan why must you pay a certain amount to get that monies its crazy
Report Abuse

Oct 30, 2012

Pointman

@candilious - you are describing an Advance Fee fraud. It takes many shape and form. Once you pay the first fee they ask for another and then another until you wise up.
Report Abuse

Oct 30, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

what beats me is how can people fall for such rubish it beats me indeed!!
Report Abuse

Oct 30, 2012

warry

At your own risk.
Report Abuse

Oct 30, 2012

mashima?

Thats the disadvantages of the technology. People will always be tempted, due to their unfavourable life circumstances and this is very annoying because innocent people are always the victim.
Report Abuse

Oct 30, 2012

asaowe

pure gullieble ppl out there
Report Abuse

Oct 30, 2012

Mapulane

Ke Mathata fela,.. Criminals would do anything to get Money
Report Abuse

Oct 30, 2012

Arewanga

Foolish!
Report Abuse

Read all 30 comments