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ScamReport is an independent, privately funded research and investigative entity
dedicated exclusively to cybercrime in the South African context. We investigate the
full spectrum of online fraud – from small-scale romance and task scams to
sophisticated Business Email Compromise (BEC), Advance Fee Fraud (AFF), deep-fake
investment schemes, and syndicated boiler-room operations – regardless of the rand
value involved.
04/08/2026
SA’s traffic fine scam: It’s much more dangerous than you think | News24 Falling for the traffic fine scam currently doing the rounds in South Africa could lead to much worse than losing a few hundred rand, an expert warns.
28/07/2026
Please note: https://fines-bill.club/za is NOT a legitimate website...
This is a phishing website and usually accompanied by a message along the lines of:
Traffic Notice: Your vehicle has an unpaid fine. Please resolve it within 24 hours to avoid possible court proceedings：
Please delete any SMS/ Mails from this site immediately.
03/07/2026
Task Based scams are back - with an inovative travel twist.. Do NOT engage with these morons, just move along they're scams... PLEASE encourage friends and fam not to fall for this rubbish.
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18/05/2026
Ever wondered how a Ponzi scheme works?
It works like this...
06/05/2026
05/05/2026
Do you think this will have any impact? Or will scammers just be scammers, ignore laws entirely and do their thing?
SA fights back against 30bn spam calls a year – marketers who ignore the new rules face a R1m fine | News24 South Africans are drowning in spam and scam calls – 30 billion of them last year alone, and the numbers are still climbing. Now, government has had enough.
One of the top trending scams in SA right now! Can you spot it?