A while ago I informed you about Fake Vehicle Scams. They have been doing their rounds on Junk Mail and other South African Classifieds websites in recent times.
Sad news it that scammers have repackaged Fake Vehicle Scams. They are still placing adverts for vehicles (like a2000 VW Golf Cabriolet for R18,000 and various others) that are priced way below market value in order to lure unsuspecting honest potential buyers and the majority of the adverts they post on South African Classifieds websites Read more [...] 
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Fake Vehicle Scam Update
A while ago I informed you about Fake Vehicle Scams. They have been doing their rounds on Junk Mail and other South African Classifieds websites in recent times.
Sad news it that scammers have repackaged Fake Vehicle Scams. They are still placing adverts for vehicles (like a2000 VW Golf Cabriolet for R18,000 and various others) that are priced way below market value in order to lure unsuspecting honest potential buyers and the majority of the adverts they post on South African Classifieds websites Read more [...] Watch out for Transport Scams
A new scam has been sticking out it's ugly head on Junk Mail and other classifieds websites over the last few weeks. This transport scam requires users to pay a deposit for transport services that they never receive.
This transport scam advert (which was placed via the Junk Mail Xchange platform on mXIT) reads as follows:
THE ORIENT XPRESS SHUTTLES&TOURS in CAPE TOWN [REGISTERED WITH S.A.DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT&DRIVERS ALL HAVE THEIR PDP's] - We have 10 Licenced Quantams&Registered Read more [...] Watch Out For Scammers Who Are Targeting Wanted Adverts
Be Aware Junk Mail users! Scammers are targeting wanted adverts. They're not just doing this on our website, they're targeting all major classifieds sites in South Africa.
You're probably wondering how this scam works. Well, it's actually quite easy to explain. Unsuspecting advertisers place adverts for items that they're looking for on a classified website. Scammers see this as on opportunity to defraud them and respond to their adverts. These scammers seem to be focusing on people who are looking Read more [...] Beware of Fraudulent Advert Responses
Many of you reading this article are probably aware of the fraudulent advert responses. Scammers tend to target electronics or other high priced items for sale on Junk Mail and other classifieds websites.
Fraudulent advert responses comes in many shapes. Some of the respondents address classifieds users as "Seller" or "Friend" and write e-mail in substandard or broken English. Some of them present themselves as doctors, lawyers, professors or persons in other respectable positions.
No matter Read more [...] Watch out for Scammers targeting Small Business Owners
It has come to our attention that scammers are targeting small business owners. They operate via SMS. A Junk Mail user (who runs a catering company) recently made us aware of this.
The scammer sent him a SMS to ask for a catering quote. The SMS read as follows:
"Hie send a quotation for catering on the 27/02/2013. Menu for 50 people: Rice beef stew, fried chicken. 2 Salads 2 veggie, 50X100% juice, 50 bottles still water. Fax 0865720745 or email to george.accounts@outlook.com regards george Read more [...] Watch out for Scammers Selling Shipping Containers
A new scam has come to our attention. Scammers are pretending to sell shipping containers and defrauding potential buyers. The scam works almost the same as the holding deposit scam and the fake vehicle scam. Users are asked to pay an amount before they view the container.
We were made aware of this by a Junk Mail user. He was interested in buying a container advertised on Junk Mail. The scammers used 073 4708445 to advertise the shipping container. The Junk Mail user (Frans) wanted to pay the Read more [...]
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