WENDY KNOWLER | Three years on, it’s DStv and tricked pensioners again
Vulnerable elderly people get signed up for services they do not want or have not asked for
14 January 2024 - 22:00
The more things change, the more they stay the same. I began my column of December 13 2020 with these words: “I always get worked up when I get cases about dodgy dealings or outright fraud, but I get particularly outraged when the victims are vulnerable elderly folk.”..
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