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Scammers have had a field day targeting unsuspecting South Africans looking for holiday accommodation in Cape Town this summer, laughing all the way to the bank while their victims ended up having to abandon their holiday plans. The victims or potential victims News24 spoke to all responded to adverts on social media - mainly Facebook. It appeared to be legitimate and featured existing rental properties. They believed they found a good deal and had to pay quickly to secure the booking - only to discover that it was a scam and they had lost their hard-earned money.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
Cartjoff Anybody still falling for scammers must really get their heads read. It is actually so simple to avoid them.
Cartjoff Class action should be taken against the banks. All these scammers have bank accounts and should be FICA'ed...