South African Debit Order Fraud Exposed

Investigative programme Special Assignment has revealed a scheme where call centre operators target consumers with the intent of obtaining their banking details.

SABC specialist producer Lindile Mpanza has said that consumer names, surnames, contact details and ID numbers are available at a cost of R3 and are sold in batches of 500 or more called units or leads.

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