In his report of the identity theft, the Fraudsters created multiple accounts with his personal details, which they used to borrow six loans from different financial “Apps” or “institutions”. Image credit: BBC
Johannesburg— a South African journalist, Mpho Lakaje, was in shock when he discovered that fraudsters, specialised in identity theft, had used his personal details to borrow six loans equalling a total of $2000.
In his report of the identity theft, the Fraudsters created multiple accounts with his personal details, which they used to borrow six loans from different financial “Apps” or “institutions”.
Mpho Lakaje had a serious shock and to his realisation he had been the victim of identity theft at this time.
According to him, he is not the only one: Africa and the world is experiencing a “huge problem” of ”impersonation Fraud”.
Narrating the incident, Mpho Lakaje said,“A few weeks ago I was shocked to discover that my name and Identity document were unlawfully used online.
“The person or people who were behind this took out six loans to a total value of $2,000, and it’s almost impossible to identify the criminals because everything was done online.
Mpho Lakaje’s interviewer also claimed that she had been a victim of identity theft, too.
“Basically, I’m a victim of identity theft just like you. So basically, a couple of accounts were opened in my name. They want every debit card,” she said.
The Africa Daily Presenter, Mpho Lakaje, said he was asked to provide an affidavit and proof of residence to the Douglas Police station in Johannesburg, South Africa, for further investigations.
“And so today I’m at the Douglas day police station in the north of Johannesburg, South Africa to get an affidavit.
“This is a recent statement signed and stamped by the police stating in detail about everything that happened,” he showed in a Video, while being interviewed by a policewoman.
“So we are going to email this address to the company,”the policewoman asked.
“That’s correct! Mpho Lakaje answered the female officer.
“As well as a 35 copy of my ID,” she added.
“Yes, that’s what they asked for.”
The Africa Daily Presenter, who was the victim of identity theft, while informing that the public has a duty of protecting themselves from cybercriminals, expressed pain at how much time it had taken him before actually meeting with officers at the police station.
“It took me about an hour or so to get the documents I needed partly because I arrived here in the morning, when the police station was still empty.”
“So I arrived at the police station together with a certified copy of my ID and proof of residence,” he added.
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