Grandparent Scam in South Africa

8 grandparent scam cases reported in South Africa. Below: real examples, the platforms scammers use locally, and where to report.

Platforms used

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Recent cases in South Africa

They tried a grandparent scam on my childless uncle Iโ€™m the caregiver for my 79 year old uncle. I am his only living relative. My uncle is one of the cleverest people I know. This weekend, he got a ...

2026-05-20

[US] Grandma scammed into homelessness My grandma (65) has been scammed by someone pretending to be the podcaster Sergio Talks for almost a year. The scammer use AI to video chat her, has convinced h...

2025-12-01

[US] Is Grandma scammed again? My grandmother and her sister were POA For their older sister. When she passed they took the 1000$ left in her account and split it. They werenโ€™t supposed to do that. Th...

2025-11-01

[US] Grandma Scammed by AI My grandmother recently received a phone call from an unknown number, she usually answers these. When she picked up a man was on the other end claiming to have kidnapped my...

2025-09-30

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