On Thursday, 15 May 2025, the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) kicked off its annual summit with a bang — or rather, a barrage of numbers that would make any fraudster’s palms ...

“The public is often unaware of how sophisticated criminals are and how easy it is to become a victim of fraud or a scam,” says Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) Head of ...

The Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) has issued a warning to consumers about an Advance Fee scam where the perpetrator is falsely presenting themselves as a representative of the ...

Meanwhile, a report on fraud statistics in South Africa, issued by the South African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS)for the year 2017/2018 shows a saving of over R2-billion for SAFPS member ...

If it weren’t for high-tech preventions, fraudsters in South Africa would have got away with an insane amount of money last year ...

Source: pixabay.com In all of the above cases, individuals can apply for Protective Registration on the SAFPS database. Van Schalkwyk says, “The benefit of Protective Registration is that all ...

THE South African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) is launching a highly innovative shared imposter voicebank to enhance its current service offering to its clients, which serves to substantially ...

Secure Citizen has partnered with the Southern African Fraud Prevention Services (SAFPS) to act as the organisation’s digital identity arm. SAFPS is a not-for-profit organisation whose mandate ...

SAFPS says biometric identification is nothing new but commends the ABIS system for its capacity to provide a single data repository. Automated Biometric Identification System ABIS is a milestone ...

Elmi Kemp, communications lead at the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) "While there is plenty of excitement associated with the new year, it can be a costly period for most South ...

The South African Fraud Prevention Service is partnering with voice biometric authentication solutions provider OneVault to launch a shared imposter voicebank. This is to reduce fraudulent ...

The Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) has warned consumers to be aware of an advance-fee scam where the perpetrator is falsely presenting themselves as a representative of the SAFPS.