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Rural elderly easy prey for scammers, Orange confirms

Targetted: Scammers are defrauding mobile money users PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Targetted: Scammers are defrauding mobile money users PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Elderly people in rural areas are the most vulnerable to Orange Money scammers, the mobile company has confirmed to BusinessWeek.

Orange Money is the country’s oldest and largest mobile money service, having launched in June 2011. According to figures provided by both Orange Botswana and the Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority, Orange Money subscriptions grew from 791,511 in March 2021 to the current 889,457.

However, the service has also been the focus of scammers, with customers receiving random calls and messages attempting to trick them into parting with their funds.

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