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    Fully agree with Mother.

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    Also keep printed copies of the emails received and sent to prove you not just making up a story that you ID has been used by someone else incorrectly!

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    You can try get hold of the SAPS cybercrimes unit. Not 100% sure of the contact details, but you can try fraud@saps.gov.za. Doing an affidavit stating your ID was stolen is a start, and most definately needs to be done or else you will be held liable if they do anything to defraud people etc with your ID. Remember to record any dates and times you went to SAPS and when you mailed/phoned the cybercrimes unit etc.

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    Unhappy

    I feel so ashamed, maaaaan! I was really down and broke at the time so I did it on reflex. the e-mail was so professional, well written and there was contacts and an adress on the end of the e-mail. There was a 'shipping fee" for the check and it only clicked to me when he replied by stating the fee was supposed to go into his account.

    Apparently, the e-mails have vanished! I hope mother's advice will help and the police can do something about it. Luckly I didn't send any banking/credit card details... but I still feel a little bit shaky about it...especially after reading the Ellerines fraud story

    thanx guys

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    Wish you all the best & hope it turns out okay

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    I would check my itc record from now on - they might just even open up accounts in your name and not pay them resulting in an ITC listing !

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    Go to these sites and you can do a free lookup on your credit ratings to see if they have put you in the "BAD" books anywhere
    https://mytransunion.co.za/MainPages.../MyCredit.aspx
    https://www.creditexpert.co.za/

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    what i do whenever i get this sort of emails:
    i use the most abusive & insulting laguage in my reply to them & tell them not to irritate me again- but they're too thick skinned
    theres always more.
    wonder if theres one group or different people doing it worldwide?
    it seasy to spot these emails- theres always spelling/grammatical errors.

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    Quote Originally Posted by msmoorad View Post
    what i do whenever i get this sort of emails:
    i use the most abusive & insulting laguage in my reply to them & tell them not to irritate me again- but they're too thick skinned
    theres always more.
    wonder if theres one group or different people doing it worldwide?
    it seasy to spot these emails- theres always spelling/grammatical errors.
    By replying, you are confirming to them that the email address is a good one to send more. I simply delete them.

    Same as the opt out on emails and SMSs, if you reply, to opt out, they have confirmation of the number. Many of these spam generators generate numbers in sequence and send, if they get a reply, then it is a valid number.
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    I think you have had some good advice but as long as they do not have bank details to link to the id i wouldn't really worry too much (don't stick your head in the sand ether). But when you think about it, how many people have you handed a copy of your ID to over the years - for me, at least a hundred, often with banking details. Stupid, yeah - but wouldn't loose too much sleep over it.

    PS - whats your pin number? Just need to check on something....


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