[TOP STORY] Home loan fraud on the rise, how to avoid it

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‘Cybercrime is definitely on the upsurge, and we are seeing a huge increase in home loan application fraud, which is like a 36% increase. It coincides with the 30% increase in digital banking fraud in the country,’ says Jackie Smith, head of Buyers Trust.
18 Oct 2023 8AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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