Scam Alerts

At SA Digital Forensics & Investigations, we regularly encounter cyber threats ranging from sophisticated investment fraud schemes to account takeovers and digital extortion attempts. However, one scam continues to resurface year after year despite being exposed countless times. It arrives in your inbox unexpectedly. There are no attachments, no screenshots, no proof. Yet for many recipients, it creates immediate panic. Real life example of the contents of such email: Hey! NB

At SA Digital Forensics & Investigations (SA-DFI), our mission is to provide professional and confidential investigative solutions to uncover the truth and gather crucial evidence. As part of our commitment to protecting South Africans from the rising crisis of cybercrime, our lab has analysed a sophisticated "pig butchering" funnel currently targeting the local community through social media. This scam doesn't just steal capital; it weaponizes cultural trust by impersonating

It starts with a simple buzz on your phone. At 08:40 on a Tuesday morning, a message arrives: “BUFFALO: Dear Customer, Your shipment Ref:AK6UTB has arrived at our local facility. To proceed kindly pay R18.99 fee to complete delivery…” Screenshot of the actual Buffalo Phishing SMS For millions of South Africans who regularly shop online via platforms like Temu, Shein, or Takealot, the timing feels remarkably accurate. However, behind this routine notification lies a sophistic