AI Deepfake in South Africa

23 ai deepfake cases reported in South Africa. Below: real examples, the platforms scammers use locally, and where to report.

Platforms used

πŸ“± Instagram 13
πŸ“± Whatsapp 2
πŸ“± Telegram 1

Recent cases in South Africa

My grandma ordered from nectarjelly.com and got scammed She ordered royal jelly products from: nectarjelly She never received the order. No delivery, no proper tracking updates, and after a while the ...

2026-05-20

(US, Kentucky) Scammers keep trying to call my mom and she's about to have a panic attack over it. I know very little about this subreddit so forgive me if this breaks any rules. About a few weeks ago...

2026-04-09

Is this design job a scam I am a recent graphic design graduate is trying to break into the industry. I'm iust a beginner, and im looking for mentor/internship roles, also for context, i specialize in...

2026-04-02

[US] Did I just get scammed out of an iPad and 176$? (scroll to bottom for TL;DR if you dont want to read full) I (M13) wanted to get an iPad for my birthday, as my old one was having problems with s...

2026-03-31

My Grandsone called, he broke his nose! Well I finally got a decent scammer today! I was expecting a call today so when the phone rang I picked it up. It was my grandson calling to see how I was doing...

2026-03-16

[US] The website Vooly.Shop is connected to the YT channels KittyBrece and catsbyjohn This website(Vooly.Shop) is a Shopify store that’s connected to the YouTube channels KittyBrece and catsbyjohn, wi...

2026-03-11

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