Beware of social media scams, Carletonville police warns residents

Beware of social media scams, Carletonville police warns residents

Residents of Carletonville in Gauteng are urged to proceed with caution online, as there has been a spike in social media fraud scams. This is according to Colonel Wessel Prinsloo of the Carletonville Detectives, who recently confirmed that several locals – lured by fraudulent online offers for low-priced goods – were left out of pocket by scammers. “People lost money after they purchased a variety of goods,” Colonel Prinsloo explained, per The …