A box of rocks: Cookie-maker Mondvol’s trap for a scammer
Mondvol got a R30 000 corporate order with a proof of payment attached. Out went the cookies, but the money never arrived. When the scammers came back for seconds, Mondvol was ready.
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Mondvol got a R30 000 corporate order with a proof of payment attached. Out went the cookies, but the money never arrived. When the scammers came back for seconds, Mondvol was ready.
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