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Online scams: Spot them before they catch you

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The reality is that e-fraud is growing as fast as e-commerce, so while you may be thinking "no way would I ever fall for that puppy scam", you may go online to buy something else - a football jersey, maybe, or a camera - and end up unwittingly transferring money into a fraudster’s account. So a lot of the red flags in this scam story will apply to other online scams.
11 May 2017 English South Africa Leisure · Business

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