It is a warning: It will end in tears for Gauteng residents if you pick this up, Johannesburg conmen are at it again with new skimming tricks. You might think you have hit the jackpot or that the gods are on your side when you come across a bunch of R100 notes in your way but be warned the worst might happen if you pick it up.
If you see this at Joburg CBD, please leave it alone and mind your own business don’t even try to pick it up. pic.twitter.com/V74MdjlQAT
— Kamo Marven (@KamoMarven) October 8, 2020
We have heard and seen many skimming tricks from criminals but this trick is trending in Jozi and has left many with merely nothing if one falls for it.
Surely, when you read that you are not supposed to pick this up you wondered how can you not pick up money because it could probably be your lucky day but the truth is, it is a scam. Allegedly, there is a new trend in Gauteng, especially in Johannesburg CBD. Criminals are going around dropping this and waiting for people to fall for the trap so that they can scam them.
You will think it is a lot of money given a look at it and it might catch your eyes but it is not money don’t even stop when you see it. Criminals are skillful these days and they use this trick to lure their victims. The moment one picks the stash of money they will follow you so as to share the loot and this is when they rob you. They use this and many people fall for it. Inside there is no money, it is actually a bunch of papers that are rolled and wrapped with a hundred rand fake note.
It will end in tears for you, it is a scam. People plant them as soon as you pick it up they are coming and demanding to share it or you give them your belongings instead. pic.twitter.com/54p3MFHUDX
— Kamo Marven (@KamoMarven) October 8, 2020
Many have fallen prey to this skimming act and are not even willing to share the horrible experiences they have faced. Here are some of the stories:
They once tried it on me in Pimville zone 7, during lockdown level 4, I nearly fell for the trick, just after the guy who said we must share it was confronted by the 1 who dropped it, I decided no maan it’s not worth it, I left them with their fake money
— Gugulethu Hlatshwayo (@hlatshwayogugu1) October 8, 2020
This happened to me in my hometown. I was jogging and dude stopped me and asked it was mine… I said no it wasn’t but it being a straight road, we could see the other person looking down on the ground as if they lost something. This dude convinced me to go to the garage….
— Nqobani Nhlengethwa (@Bainekatash) October 8, 2020
In durban they robbed me and took my smart phone + R350 and they left me with my small phone… They called me later and asked for R5000 ransom… I went there and the rest is history pic.twitter.com/PuRhuKYaMy
— 😛 Black Child 😛 (@Leostic_SA) October 8, 2020
Was almost a victim of this daar ko Maponya. Was walking to catch a cab and this guy dropped a role of money just a few steps away from me (I was too duermakaar to even notice), another guy picked it up and said “Ahh sister, ngoba ibonwe nguwe kqala ncono siy’share”… https://t.co/w8WNJSiKLl
— Lethu MaShamase Vanessa (@ZamahShamase) October 10, 2020
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