A NEW money-making scam has been doing the rounds. Taking part in it for less than R100, fans believe they are buying into Generations actor Zolisa Xaluva's SMS venture to make a quick buck.
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
@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
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
@Dj winner, awunanqgondo kodwa....what does his character have to do with this, you're an ididot, i'm surprised that you did not fall for this scam, coz u have a small thinking capacity. Report Abuse
Oct 30, 2012
lisbon
some ppl ba rata dilo,go sa na le batho ba go believa dilo tse so? Report Abuse
Oct 30, 2012
MissBhakajuju
thers another scam, where U receive an SMS, telling you about your winnings, its usually a Huge amount, more than K500... I followed up on the other one, it was a Foreigner who answered the Phone, dropped the phone b4 he could continue & I used the public phone coz I knew it was bogus......... dam amakwereza awasiboni nex !!
Kunabantu abayiziphukuphuku lapha eSouth Africa. It amazing that there are people who still fall for UK Lottery Scam.....how can you win UK LOttery ungakaze udlale even SA Lotto. One guy lost his whole salary depositing his hard earned cash to an account that he does not even know. They gave him a bogus Cheque. Report Abuse
Oct 30, 2012
Missjoy
People will try everything to put their hands on money nomatter who get hurt in the prosess Report Abuse
Oct 30, 2012
BiPolar
@Missjoy
People will try everything to put their hands on money nomatter who get hurt in the prosess
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The cause is we have a "Very High Influx" of foreigners who are unemployed and illegal in S.A. and do not have any other means of survival and they resort to all manner of crimes - the educated ones commit white collar crimes like this!! They are not traceable as they do not have any form of identity - one wonders how they landed in S.A. - our land of flowing milk and honey! Report Abuse
Oct 30, 2012
shakashaka
@Tsatsatsa
Kunabantu abayiziphukuphuku lapha eSouth Africa. It amazing that there are people who still fall for UK Lottery Scam.
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I agree with you this country is full of fools. You go to each and every CBD in SA you will be given pieces of papers with DR David who can help you with Penis enlargement or vigina reduction and you know what people are flooding those fake doctors rooms Report Abuse
Sowetan is removing my comments, but not of those people attacking me. People are calling me names and you are happy with that... Report Abuse
Oct 30, 2012
Winilen
I dont understand why people keep on falling for this tricks realy... Report Abuse
Oct 30, 2012
9janavy
It seems that many people in South Africa do not listen to news or are not educated enough to understand what is being said on the news.Like Pointman has rightly pointed out.This is advance fee fraud ,it has been around for more than 2 decades.The perpetrators keep changing their tactics but it still leads to the same end game.
It is your duty as South Africans and inhabitants of South Africa to educate your friends, neighbors and relatives about the various scams going on currently in the country.These scams are not only taking place in SA,they are taking place all over the world and the perpetrators come from different countries.
People need to get rid of this "get money for mahala" mentality and actually work to get money.There are a lot of lazy people in SA ,that is why they fall for these scams so easily.The continuous shifting of blame to foreigners will not change anything if the locals do not change their "mahala" mentality.It takes two to tangle ,if it sounds too good to be true avoid it like a plague. It is pretty simple really not rocket science. Report Abuse
Oct 30, 2012
BiPolar
@shakashaka
@Tsatsatsa
Kunabantu abayiziphukuphuku lapha eSouth Africa. It amazing that there are people who still fall for UK Lottery Scam.
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I agree with you this country is full of fools. You go to each and every CBD in SA you will be given pieces of papers with DR David who can help you with Penis enlargement or vigina reduction and you know what people are flooding those fake doctors rooms
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ROFL: Those are bogus doctors who have identified the primary needs of most people: lost lovers, pen!s enlargement, w!tchcraft, love p0rtions, tightening the v@gina! etc. They are capitalising on our ignorance. Report Abuse
Oct 30, 2012
BiPolar
@9janavy
It seems that many people in South Africa do not listen to news or are not educated enough to understand what is being said on the news.Like Pointman has rightly pointed out.This is advance fee fraud ,it has been around for more than 2 decades.The perpetrators keep changing their tactics but it still leads to the same end game.
It is your duty as South Africans and inhabitants of South Africa to educate your friends, neighbors and relatives about the various scams going on currently in the country.These scams are not only taking place in SA,they are taking place all over the world and the perpetrators come from different countries.
People need to get rid of this "get money for mahala" mentality and actually work to get money.There are a lot of lazy people in SA ,that is why they fall for these scams so easily.The continuous shifting of blame to foreigners will not change anything if the locals do not change their "mahala" mentality.It takes two to tangle ,if it sounds too good to be true avoid it like a plague. It is pretty simple really not rocket science.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME I CONCUR WITH YOU --- THANKS FOR SUCH A MUCH NEEDED LESSON, it is ignorance that is killing our people - even the educated fall for these 419 people. They can see that the letter or email are not professional or written in clumsy english but still fall for it. Lord save the people of SA from 'wayo' people! Report Abuse
Oct 30, 2012
9janavy
@BiPolar - Lol ....I have not heard anyone use the word "wayo" in a very long time.Are you sure you are not Nigerian?? :)
I get these smses daily ,the other day i decided to waste my airtime and called the fool.As soon he started speaking to me i detected his Igbo accent even though he tried to sound white.I interrupted him and said :
"Oh boy ,na this one you dey do take pay your rent?? Instead of make you find better work do, you just dey prey on innocent people ,come dey give naija people bad name for South Africa.Na God go punish you,you this useless baboon"
Dude dropped the call and sent me a nasty sms threatening to deal with me.I tired calling him a second time just to shake him up but he blocked my number.The Tv and radio stations need to do more create more awareness because i really do not understand how anyone can fall for these unprofessional scams. Report Abuse
Oct 30, 2012
yusuf1234
shuuuu south africa and its crimes...i love your country guys but too much masholi(thiefs) in your country Report Abuse
Oct 30, 2012
marilynmonroe
Aowa mara people let's be serious who still believes this crap ya internet scam.....only my granny would fall for it and she is 91 years old.....
from a branding perspective, should he not be worried that these scamsters are doing damage to his reputation and image. he should be more proactive and report these people to the hawks or some campaign on talk radio so that people dont get dupped Report Abuse
Oct 30, 2012
knobkirrie
DJLoser- everyone sees you coming, muppet (lol) Report Abuse
Nov 1, 2012
sweetlady1st
Wht in de name of God is going on in this world! Report Abuse
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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
MGEEZ
People are gullible neh?Report Abuse
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 crazyReport Abuse
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
MorenaWaPolelo
what beats me is how can people fall for such rubish it beats me indeed!!Report Abuse
warry
At your own risk.Report Abuse
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
asaowe
pure gullieble ppl out thereReport Abuse
Mapulane
Ke Mathata fela,.. Criminals would do anything to get MoneyReport Abuse
Arewanga
Foolish!Report Abuse
2shy2call
Zolisa falls victim to SMS scam.They beat technology who is he?
Report Abuse
Oawamama
@Dj winner, awunanqgondo kodwa....what does his character have to do with this, you're an ididot, i'm surprised that you did not fall for this scam, coz u have a small thinking capacity.Report Abuse
lisbon
some ppl ba rata dilo,go sa na le batho ba go believa dilo tse so?Report Abuse
MissBhakajuju
thers another scam, where U receive an SMS, telling you about your winnings, its usually a Huge amount, more than K500... I followed up on the other one, it was a Foreigner who answered the Phone, dropped the phone b4 he could continue & I used the public phone coz I knew it was bogus......... dam amakwereza awasiboni nex !!Report Abuse
Tsatsatsa
Kunabantu abayiziphukuphuku lapha eSouth Africa. It amazing that there are people who still fall for UK Lottery Scam.....how can you win UK LOttery ungakaze udlale even SA Lotto. One guy lost his whole salary depositing his hard earned cash to an account that he does not even know. They gave him a bogus Cheque.Report Abuse
Missjoy
People will try everything to put their hands on money nomatter who get hurt in the prosessReport Abuse
BiPolar
@MissjoyPeople will try everything to put their hands on money nomatter who get hurt in the prosess
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The cause is we have a "Very High Influx" of foreigners who are unemployed and illegal in S.A. and do not have any other means of survival and they resort to all manner of crimes - the educated ones commit white collar crimes like this!! They are not traceable as they do not have any form of identity - one wonders how they landed in S.A. - our land of flowing milk and honey!
Report Abuse
shakashaka
@TsatsatsaKunabantu abayiziphukuphuku lapha eSouth Africa. It amazing that there are people who still fall for UK Lottery Scam.
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I agree with you this country is full of fools. You go to each and every CBD in SA you will be given pieces of papers with DR David who can help you with Penis enlargement or vigina reduction and you know what people are flooding those fake doctors rooms
Report Abuse
naughtynaughty
XOLO MFOWETHU ZOLISA,B STRONGReport Abuse
DJ-Winner
Sowetan is removing my comments, but not of those people attacking me. People are calling me names and you are happy with that...Report Abuse
Winilen
I dont understand why people keep on falling for this tricks realy...Report Abuse
9janavy
It seems that many people in South Africa do not listen to news or are not educated enough to understand what is being said on the news.Like Pointman has rightly pointed out.This is advance fee fraud ,it has been around for more than 2 decades.The perpetrators keep changing their tactics but it still leads to the same end game.It is your duty as South Africans and inhabitants of South Africa to educate your friends, neighbors and relatives about the various scams going on currently in the country.These scams are not only taking place in SA,they are taking place all over the world and the perpetrators come from different countries.
People need to get rid of this "get money for mahala" mentality and actually work to get money.There are a lot of lazy people in SA ,that is why they fall for these scams so easily.The continuous shifting of blame to foreigners will not change anything if the locals do not change their "mahala" mentality.It takes two to tangle ,if it sounds too good to be true avoid it like a plague. It is pretty simple really not rocket science.
Report Abuse
BiPolar
@shakashaka@Tsatsatsa
Kunabantu abayiziphukuphuku lapha eSouth Africa. It amazing that there are people who still fall for UK Lottery Scam.
===============================================
I agree with you this country is full of fools. You go to each and every CBD in SA you will be given pieces of papers with DR David who can help you with Penis enlargement or vigina reduction and you know what people are flooding those fake doctors rooms
-------------------
ROFL: Those are bogus doctors who have identified the primary needs of most people: lost lovers, pen!s enlargement, w!tchcraft, love p0rtions, tightening the v@gina! etc. They are capitalising on our ignorance.
Report Abuse
BiPolar
@9janavyIt seems that many people in South Africa do not listen to news or are not educated enough to understand what is being said on the news.Like Pointman has rightly pointed out.This is advance fee fraud ,it has been around for more than 2 decades.The perpetrators keep changing their tactics but it still leads to the same end game.
It is your duty as South Africans and inhabitants of South Africa to educate your friends, neighbors and relatives about the various scams going on currently in the country.These scams are not only taking place in SA,they are taking place all over the world and the perpetrators come from different countries.
People need to get rid of this "get money for mahala" mentality and actually work to get money.There are a lot of lazy people in SA ,that is why they fall for these scams so easily.The continuous shifting of blame to foreigners will not change anything if the locals do not change their "mahala" mentality.It takes two to tangle ,if it sounds too good to be true avoid it like a plague. It is pretty simple really not rocket science.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME I CONCUR WITH YOU --- THANKS FOR SUCH A MUCH NEEDED LESSON, it is ignorance that is killing our people - even the educated fall for these 419 people. They can see that the letter or email are not professional or written in clumsy english but still fall for it. Lord save the people of SA from 'wayo' people!
Report Abuse
9janavy
@BiPolar - Lol ....I have not heard anyone use the word "wayo" in a very long time.Are you sure you are not Nigerian?? :)I get these smses daily ,the other day i decided to waste my airtime and called the fool.As soon he started speaking to me i detected his Igbo accent even though he tried to sound white.I interrupted him and said :
"Oh boy ,na this one you dey do take pay your rent?? Instead of make you find better work do, you just dey prey on innocent people ,come dey give naija people bad name for South Africa.Na God go punish you,you this useless baboon"
Dude dropped the call and sent me a nasty sms threatening to deal with me.I tired calling him a second time just to shake him up but he blocked my number.The Tv and radio stations need to do more create more awareness because i really do not understand how anyone can fall for these unprofessional scams.
Report Abuse
yusuf1234
shuuuu south africa and its crimes...i love your country guys but too much masholi(thiefs) in your countryReport Abuse
marilynmonroe
Aowa mara people let's be serious who still believes this crap ya internet scam.....only my granny would fall for it and she is 91 years old.....Report Abuse
lovespells
from a branding perspective, should he not be worried that these scamsters are doing damage to his reputation and image. he should be more proactive and report these people to the hawks or some campaign on talk radio so that people dont get duppedReport Abuse
knobkirrie
DJLoser- everyone sees you coming, muppet (lol)Report Abuse
sweetlady1st
Wht in de name of God is going on in this world!Report Abuse
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