Editor’s Note | I Never Wanted To Do This

Did you hear about the finance company where scammers used deepfake technology and video calls to convince someone to pay out $25 Million?

That’s about R500 Million. Half a Billion Rand. Crazy!

It’s scary what scammers can do these days.

Closer to home, a friend of ours was recently hit with a holiday related scam where the scammers got them to download an app onto their phone and soon money went missing.

So horrible, so unfair.

In just a few moments, years of saving and planning can disappear. These scammers are ruthless.

It’s hard to express just how much we at the magazine never want to write the word: ‘scam’ anywhere near the words: ‘debt review’. Its such a shame that bad people are taking advantage of those who are (or have been) under debt review.

The reasons the environment exists where such scammers can and do exist are many, and we delve into that in this issue. But here we are. We are reporting on scams hitting those in debt review.

‘it is really encouraging to see some action being taken against scammers which is what much of this issue is focused on’

Still, it is really encouraging to see some action being taken against scammers which is what much of this issue is focused on. We have news on what exactly has been happening and tips on how to protect yourself. Be sure to check that out.

We also have a ton of advice as always, including info on how to get hold of a reliable, trustworthy suppliers in the service directory section. So, that’s good.

All I would like to say to those currently under debt review is, please stick with the program. Don’t give up. It makes sense that it will get hard before it gets easy and it makes sense that getting out of debt will take time. Please don’t listen to anyone making unrealistic promises or trying to lure you into more debt. Rather focus on becoming debt free.