Thanks to a number of huge data breaches, fraudsters will use our personal information scattered on the dark web to sound more credible on the phone

The first rule of buying or selling via the likes of Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree: consider everyone who responds to be a fraudster, and take the necessary precautions

The managing agents of the complex were effectively punishing the tenant for the actions of her landlord, says attorney

Claims relating to cars made up about 40% of complaints lodged by policyholders to the ombudsman for short-term insurance last year, most involving accident-related claims rejected because of an exclusion in the policy.

The biggest red flag is the ‘impossible’ prices fraudsters advertise

A Supreme Court of Appeal judgment this week went against the buyer of a home who unwittingly paid R5.5m into the bank account of a fraudster instead of that of a law firm.

The fast food chain says it has taken action against a franchise shop which threatened customer-facing staff whose orders don’t include sufficient Add Hope donations.

The impersonators know where their targets live, and where their valuable assets are at night

The fraudsters who got their hands on the policy schedules of some Discovery Insure clients didn’t stage an elaborate cyberhack into the company’s server; they simply impersonated the policyholders and got call centre agents to e-mail those schedules to them.

Those cold calls trying to sell you something are often confusing and incomplete