Political Analysis South Africa

The wave of WhatsApp recruitment scams sweeping across South Africa continues, this time under the name TrendBoost Digital Company. politicalanalysis.co.za/trendboost-dig…

Online scams keep changing in branding, but the way they operate stays the same—and Future Zonex is a textbook example. politicalanalysis.co.za/future-zonex-t…

Johannesburg-based advertising agency Live Communications has become the latest company to be falsely used in a WhatsApp job scam. politicalanalysis.co.za/live-communica…

On Wednesday, 19 February 2025, DB Digital became the latest South African company to issue a public warning about scammers abusing its name in a fraudulent WhatsApp recruitment scheme. politicalanalysis.co.za/db-digital-tar…

South Africans continue to be targeted by an all-too-familiar WhatsApp recruitment scam, this time under the name Multi Digital Company—a name as dubious as claiming to reside in “Somewhere in Somewhere.” politicalanalysis.co.za/the-multi-digi…

Big Web Media has become the latest company to be exploited by scammers running a WhatsApp job recruitment fraud. politicalanalysis.co.za/big-web-media-…

Johannesburg-based advertising agency HelloYes Marketing has issued a public warning about a WhatsApp recruitment scam that is falsely using its name to lure unsuspecting individuals into fraudulent activities. politicalanalysis.co.za/helloyes-marke…

A new name has surfaced in the ever-growing list of A new name has surfaced in the ever-growing list of WhatsApp recruitment scams targeting South Africans: EPC Vision Media Company. politicalanalysis.co.za/epc-vision-med…

A new investment scam, C42D, is rapidly gaining traction in South Africa, promising easy income through supposedly legitimate work involving watching and rating video trailers. politicalanalysis.co.za/c42d-the-inves…

Another day, another WhatsApp recruitment scam. This time, the scammers have latched onto the name DataHive Digital, luring unsuspecting South Africans with promises of easy work-from-home opportunities and daily earnings of up to R1,600. politicalanalysis.co.za/the-datahive-d…

The relentless wave of WhatsApp recruitment scams shows no signs of stopping, with Brand Heart Digital Marketing becoming the latest company to have its name hijacked by fraudsters. politicalanalysis.co.za/brand-heart-di…

The WhatsApp recruitment scam crisis continues to escalate, with Social Path, a South African digital marketing company, becoming the latest victim of fraudsters exploiting legitimate businesses to lend credibility to their schemes. politicalanalysis.co.za/social-path-be…

A new WhatsApp scam, operating under the name Rexvier Digital or Rexvier Digital Company, is targeting unsuspecting South Africans with fraudulent work-from-home job offers. politicalanalysis.co.za/rexvier-digita…

Scammers are getting bolder, but not any more creative. The latest scam targeting South Africans is ADNOC Investment, operating from the domain adnocfund .com. politicalanalysis.co.za/meet-adnoc-inv…

With DBD Brilliant (Dazzle Brilliance Diamond) teetering on the brink of collapse, the scammers have introduced yet another last-ditch ploy to extract more money from victims—a so-called VIP withdrawal system. politicalanalysis.co.za/dbd-brilliants…

In a predictable yet bizarre turn, the DBD Brilliant scam continues to unravel. After frozen withdrawals and a bogus tax excuse, dbdbrilliant .net is now offline, redirecting users to ukdbdbrilliant .com. politicalanalysis.co.za/dbd-brilliant-…

A new WhatsApp scam emerged today, Wednesday, 12 February 2024, targeting another legitimate Cape Town-based company—Bermont Digital. politicalanalysis.co.za/bermont-digita…

A fraudulent online casino scam, Motsepe Casino, has been making the rounds, falsely claiming to be associated with South African businessman Patrice Motsepe. politicalanalysis.co.za/no-the-motsepe…

Low and behold, and right on cue, the Dazzle Brilliance Diamond (DBD) or DBD Brilliant scam has, as of Monday, 10 February 2025, frozen withdrawals, citing the tired and bogus excuse of unpaid taxes. politicalanalysis.co.za/dbd-brilliant-…

For over a decade, Julius Malema has thrived on disruption, but disruption only works when there is an audience. And then, Donald Trump and Elon Musk came along. politicalanalysis.co.za/malema-finds-n…