All it took to convince her that the buyer was legitimate was an SMS “confirming” payment details and the buyer’s photo and ID. The photos have since turned out to have been stolen.
“I trusted him because I had his private information in the form of photos. I did not have a reason to doubt his intentions. I was convinced,” said Mavis, who captured the driver on video as he loaded the stove onto the van.A screengrab from a Whatsapp conversation between the driver who picked up the stove and a journalist.
The scammer blocked her number and all the text communication between them was wiped off from WhatsApp. The driver who collected the stove is believed to live in the Joburg CBD and goes by the names Jovis or Thulani Sibanda.
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