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Scam Intelligence: South Africa

Fraud patterns and statistics based on 3,371 community-reported cases

3,371
Cases in Database
$500
Median Loss (USD)

Top Scam Types

Phishing
164
Romance Scam
70
Job Scam
31
Investment Fraud
24
AI Deepfake
23

Top Platforms Used

📱 Instagram 1,319
📱 Email 303
📱 Whatsapp 123
📱 Telegram 122
📱 Phone 85

Recent Reported Cases

[US] Alright- real or fake email offer Got this email today and I’ve had plenty of phishing emails over the years of which I’m fairly sure this one is too….. but just in case, what do you all think? I...

2026-06-04

It is offering a free product no cost and no shipping. Just an address and an sig upon delivery with an option to post about it if I so choose. ...

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I have done similar brand reviews before but their emails had a legit title. The email sent from looks...

[US] Potential art Commissioner seems a little sus? Hi, I'm an artist who's relatively new to taking online commissions as of late over Ko-Fi, when I recieved these messages over Twitter from a potent...

2026-06-04

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https://preview.redd.it/jicd67vn7b5h1.jpg?width=1618&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=76f49818208f0acfe4ec60904aea0f8c7b55fd10 ...

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https://preview.redd.it/qqyuy9ao7b5h1.jpg?width=1624&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96f1dc5c0107939e3c8c0f938497f0b5b52d5119 ...

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For context, my niche is chibis/silly doodl...

[EU] I literally had to buy LinkedIn Premium to get my refund from a brand. This is insane. Nude-project.com [removed]...

2026-06-04

OpThemes stole my debit card info I would not trust the site the shirts actually do come and are excellent quality. HOWEVER, THEY STOLE MY DEBIT CART INFO AND I GOT RANDOM CHARGES. I had to close the ...

2026-06-04

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I knew it was them too cause that was the only online site I had given my card info too. DO NOT ORDER FROM THEM UNLESS YOU USE A TEMPORARY VIRTUAL CARD. So if you see any charges from coinbase or sum ...

BR - Fui vítima de uma tentativa de golpe de sextorsão no Telegram ou estou exagerando? [removed]...

2026-06-04

Random invite to join family sharing on iOS from stranger, is this a variation of wrong number scam? [removed]...

2026-06-04

Community-sourced patterns. Anonymized.