Tag: Scams

Lays Investment Scam Is Using the Lay’s Brand to Lure South Africans into a Fake Investment Scheme

The Lays investment scam is the latest investment scheme targeting South Africans, operating through the website leshinfeqkdsxmc-01.com. Despite the name, the platform has…

2 August 2026

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SnapArbitrage scam uses simulated AI trading platform to target South Africans

The SnapArbitrage or Snap Arbitrage scam, operating from snaparbitrage.pro, has begun spreading across South Africa with claims of AI-powered cryptocurrency arbitrage and automated…

31 July 2026

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VaultGrow scam promises R50 sign-up bonuses that never materialise

The VaultGrow or Vault Grow scam, operating from bold-app-115.apps.hyperdev.com, has spread rapidly across South African social media by promising a free R50 sign-up bonus and…

31 July 2026

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Morita Forestry scam is effectively gone as so-called ‘financial audit’ begins

A scam that has been doing the rounds in South Africa over the past several months under the name Morita Forestry (moritaforestry.com) has effectively come to an end, after its…

30 July 2026

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NSFAS confirms thousands of former students are eligible for cash refunds after overpaying loans

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has identified a group of former debtors who are owed money following historical interest calculation errors. Thousands of South Africans…

2 June 2026

Prestige Wealth Investments Is a Scam Hiding Behind an FSCA Number

Prestige Wealth Investments (prestigewealthinvest.com) or PWI, presents itself as a sophisticated AI-driven investment platform with extraordinary monthly returns and FSCA-linked…

14 May 2026

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Legitimacy or Leverage: The Regulatory Mismatch of Prestige Wealth Investments

An interrogation of how a platform (prestigewealthinvest.com) promising 288 percent annual returns utilizes a long-term insurance license for credibility. The emergence of Prestige…

26 March 2026

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BiTowns Exposed: The Real Estate and Cryptocurrency Swindle Targeting South Africans

BiTowns (bitowns.com and bitowns.online) presents itself as a cryptocurrency and real estate investment platform, but its origins and claims already raise serious questions. Scams…

1 October 2025

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The End of Ansell Energy Investment: A Scam Built on Illusion Finally Falls

Ansell Energy (ansellenergy.com) has disappeared, with its website offline and WhatsApp groups dissolved, leaving behind victims and confirming what our April 2025 exposé already…

29 September 2025

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Capital 40’s Collapse: The Pyramid Scam We Warned About Finally Unravels

Fresh signs of strain emerge at pyramid scheme Capital 40 (capital40.com), as its AI-trading pitch falters amid supposed server upgrades and withdrawal delays. In May 2025,…

26 September 2025

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