The scammers, who claim to have tender openings or goods for sale, have swindled many people online including in Botswana. The police said the scammers usually prefer using emails as their form of communication but they also use unregistered local phone numbers.
The Botswana Police Service (BPS)’s public relations officer, Assistant Commissioner, Dipheko Motube issued a warning to entrepreneurs and the public at large saying they are faced with a series of online scam cases perpetrated through email communication. He revealed that local entrepreneurs have fallen prey to these scammers and have been swindled a lot of money. Motube disclosed to have recorded three cases this year of which local entrepreneurs were swindled over R3.5 million.
