The podcast details an investigative journalist's exposé of a cryptocurrency scam ring. The journalist interviews members of the group, who openly discuss their multi-million dollar rug pull scheme, detailing their lavish lifestyles funded by defrauding investors. The scammers explain their methods, which involve manipulating social media and exploiting the hype surrounding new crypto tokens. The journalist also highlights the lack of legal recourse for victims and the difficulties in tracking down and prosecuting the perpetrators. Despite the recent cryptocurrency market crash, the scammers continue their activities and remain financially successful. The investigation underscores the widespread issue of cryptocurrency fraud and the vulnerability of unsuspecting investors.

This excerpt from a National Geographic documentary on YouTube reveals the inner workings of romance scams in Ghana. The video showcases two scammers, "The Punisher" and "Miami Queen," who use fake online profiles to trick men into sending them money. They use pre-recorded videos of attractive women to deceive their victims during video calls, while simultaneously texting from a different account. These scams are a common practice in Ghana, with scammers making significant profits from their activities. The documentary highlights the vulnerability of men online and the sophisticated nature of these scams, with scammers using tools like scripts and pre-recorded videos.

Social media platforms have become the “go to” place for too many seeking information.
While platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter) are fertile
grounds for the spread of misinformation, they are also ripe for the creation of fake accounts
with even more nefarious intentions.

Sara-Jayne Makwala King is joined by Sharon Knowles, cybercrime investigator to find out more about setting up a digital will.

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These days, you need to be extra careful because digital scams come in many shapes and disguises. Fraudsters are always trying to find new and inventive ways to steal from unsuspecting people. To tell us more about financial digital scams, we’re joined by Sharon Knowles, a Certified Cybersecurity Investigator

Relebogile Mabotja from 702 Talk Radio speaks to Sharon Knowles a Certified Cybercrime Investigator about digital wills, and she also updated us on the fact that digital wills are still not recognised legally in South Africa

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Many of us have probably used an electronic signature at some point in our life rather than signing by hand.

Relebogile Mabotja speaks with Sharon Knowles, Certified Cyber Security Investigator.

In the digital age many things are moving online, including the way we sign documents.

Rather than printing out a document, e-signatures offer a convenient, environmentally friendly, and legally binding way to sign.

According to Knowles, there are a few different types of electronic signatures which have different benefits and levels of security.

The first is a simple electronic signature, which is a very simple representation of a person’s signature.

These are easy to make but have limited legal weight.

The problem with electronic signatures that we do at home… is that they can be easily forged.

The second type is a biometric signature which uses a person’s voice pattern, fingerprint or other biometric data.

They provide a very strong level of authentication.

There is a digital signature which uses ‘cryptographic technology’ and is widely accepted for legal purposes.

Finally, people may use a qualified electronic signature which has strict requirements to meet and has the most legal validity and enforceability of all e-signatures.

Knowles says that when we are making use of electronic signatures of any kind, it is important to take extra precautions, especially when assets or wills are involved.

It does not matter who you got the mail from or where the letter came from, double check.

Sharon Knowles, Certified Cyber Security Investigator