Devi new / eNCA
It's estimated that around 35 million South Africans have bank accounts. This means that almost everyone is at risk of being robbed by banking scams.

What's even more terrifying is that as technology advances so do the scams which are becoming increasingly sophisticated with the help of AI and data harvesting.

We chronicle the evolution of these scams by speaking to victims of recent scams which may have been conducted by international criminal syndicates operating from scam compounds in Cambodia.
13 July 2026
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala in court. Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu
Alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala has withdrawn from his plea agreement with the state in the R228-million SAPS tender corruption case linked to his company, Medicare24.
13 July 2026