Scam alert : even SARS is getting dragged in : you and your money
Steven Jones · Personal Finance Newsletter · 2006
Extracted from text ... 4 September 2006 Moneyweb's PERSONAL FINANCE YOU AND YOUR MONEY IT seems that criminals rely on tried and trusted methods of extracting hard-earned cash from honest citizens, if this month's story is anything to go by. Sadly, the reason why the same schemes keep doing the rounds is because the criminals keep finding gullible victims of their nefarious plans. One of the oldest ones in the book is the so-called mistaken deposit scheme. This usually happens when you are expecting to receive money for something, such as a car or other item that you have advertised for sale. is ..