The adverts impersonated billionaires such as Elon Musk and Johann Rupert, as well as SABC anchors, to promote an online trading platform
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The banking sector and its clients incurred losses of more than R1 billion in 2022 as a result of card fraud, ATM bombings and ‘vishing’ incidents, among others
Consumers are urged to report any suspicious behaviour
The women, who worked for a firm handling the tile and bathroom retailer’s debtors, created 916 fictitious invoices