Klarinet woman receives R23 000 back after being scammed by a woman claiming to be a funeral company representative
The following day, she noticed money being taken out of her account
Scams take place in many forms such as calls, buying and selling on the internet and sending money through a certain service.
A Klarinet woman who wished to remain anonymous was scammed out of an amount of R23 000 from her bank account.
The woman said she claimed money after her sister’s funeral at a funeral policy service company in the Central Business District (CBD).
The same afternoon after she made the claim manually, a woman allegedly from the same funeral policy company called her to verify her claim.
“The woman asked for my details including my cell phone sim card information and my bank card number. I gave her everything she needed because I didn’t know I was being scammed,” the woman said.
She continued; “Sometime after the call, I received a message from my cell phone service provider stating that I am attempting to do a sim swap. I ignored it and went to sleep.”
The following day, she noticed money being taken out of her account.
“I received a message stating that I shopped at Sunninghill in Gauteng. R23 000 was used from my account which includes the money I received from my funeral policy claim.”
She reported the issue on Thursday, February 27, at Witbank Police Station and a case was opened.
“On March 6 and 8, the money I lost was reversed into my bank account. I got back the R23 000.
I do not know how because the bank also told me that they cannot reverse online purchases. I am very grateful for such a miracle.”
She advised the community to never give identification details to people. “Do not allow people to know your bank card number, Identity number and your sim card details.”
The community can report scams and other crimes at their nearest police station or via the Crime Stop hotline 08600 10111 and SMS line 32211.
