WENDY KNOWLER | Conscience trumps temptation, for no reward

Many South Africans see nothing wrong with helping themselves to money that lands in their bank accounts, whether it was intended for them or not

13 August 2023 - 21:10 By

It wasn’t the email subject line that grabbed my attention. “Security breaches in our banking system” is the conclusion many victims of bank fraud come to because that’s easier to cope with than the thought that they unwittingly gave a fraudster access to their bank accounts...

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