Rebecca Malope
Gospel singer Rebecca Malope once fell victim to a scam when someone hacked her phone and sent messages to her contact list saying she had been arrested for speeding and needed R3000 bail. She quickly alerted her contacts on social media to be cautious.
Bonang Matheba
Media personality, Bonang Matheba has had her name being used by followers in scams. Thye have created many fake accounts pretending to be her. One of her fans fell victim to a person pretending to be Bonang on Facebook. The fake account user said she was stuck on the highway, and she could not purchase airtime from her app as the signal was “poor”, another warning. Apparently, Bonang was busy in a studio, and she needed R100.
Boity Thulo
Boity Thulo has also been scammed on Twitter after people started using the platform to ask for money. Boity has often donated money to fans in need and she is flooded by fans asking for financial assistance. One of her followers asked Boity for a donation to purchase a pair of size six school shoes for his brother. It is not clear if she was aware of the warnings her followers sent but it seems the money was sent, but for the star being conned is “okay”.
Naak Musiq
Singer and actor Anga Makhubalo has had his Twitter account hacked. The hacker changed Naak Musiq’s profile picture along with the hashtag #YeniProfilResmi, however, he soon recovered his account.