Tag Archives: Scams

Scams!

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Helga

Tuesday Dear Elsie, Today was the day I had the 2nd scam attempt in the last week, so I thought I’d write about it so others can be warned! The first one was a work one. Someone from Nigeria took … Continue reading →

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What Medical Aid Paid

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Helga

For the last 9 days I have been trying to get Medical Aid to pay some of my initial braces payment of R10 500. It was an additional R3600 for the ceramic brackets which make them a whole lot less … Continue reading →

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Facebook Scam

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Helga

This evening I logged onto Facebook and there was a message from someone I haven’t heard from in years. It came through to my ‘other’ messages that was a clue it could have been an impersonation of my FB friend. … Continue reading →

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I’ve received THREE of these since Sunday

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Helga

They have been doing the rounds for a number of years and when you Google them, sure enough scam sites abound with stories of how these scams work. It seems in South Africa they are pretty low key, aiming not … Continue reading →

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