Fraud News

We examine the consequences of “insurance fronting” for your children and investigate legal ways to decrease your children’s premiums in South Africa.

It may seem awkward to request credentials from estate agents before handing over a deposit. However, with rental fraud on the rise, failing to do so may leave you vulnerable to scams.

Criminals like to target the elderly. We have a look at what elder fraud is by considering some real-life examples, and we then offer some tips on how you can protect the elders in your life.

What if your loved ones try to claim from your funeral cover after your passing, only to find out that your cover doesn’t exist? We have a look at how criminals trick policyholders.

Identity fraud is one of the many common types of fraud to which an unsuspecting citizen can fall prey.

We found out exactly what constitutes identity fraud, how you can protect yourself from it, whether you can be covered in the event that it occurs, and what you should do if you lose your ID.

We take out insurance to protect ourselves and our loved ones from unforeseen circumstances. But some try to take advantage of the insurance system. We have a look at what insurance fraud is.

There are methods you can use to determine whether a charity is legitimate. An expert fills us in on some of these.