After several 419 fraudsters tried to trade on a bogus ”government mining department”, the Department of Minerals and Energy established a risk management unit to work with police and intelligence ...
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In a variation on the notorious Nigerian 419 scam, it seems South African criminals are trying to prey on foreigners with fraudulent promises of instant wealth. John Heron, an Australian resident, ...