JOHANNESBURG - A Johannesburg woman and her family thought they were meeting a seller to buy car wheels advertised online.
But instead, they drove straight into a trap.
They were hijacked, assaulted, and robbed after responding to a Facebook Marketplace post.
It’s part of a growing trend of online scams that are turning violent, and police are warning online buyers to be vigilant.
Gauteng Police are dealing with 166 reported cases of this nature this year and a task team was formed to deal with them.
Cybercrime experts say scammers are getting smarter than you, often cloning legitimate accounts or using social engineering tactics to gain trust.
- eNCA’s Nabeelah Shaikh reports.