THE FACTS
Henry Seoke from Diepkloof, Soweto, needed money and applied for a loan of R200 000 from Wonga.
He was contacted and advised the loan was approved and was instructed to pay R4 700 to enable them to release the funds. A consultant later requested him to send his banking details for the money to be deposited.
He sent the details and received an SMS advising him the transfer had been made, but when he went to his bank there was nothing in his account.
He contacted Wonga to tell them about the situation. Instead he was sent an SMS instructing him to pay a further R4 100. He refused and requested that the loan be cancelled.
WHAT I DID
I spoke to Wonga Loans to find out what the problem was.
SOLUTION
Wonga Loans said the transaction was a scam. They said a syndicate is using their logo and company details to operate a cash advance scam and the criminals are buying consumer data.
They said they have opened a case and advised Henry to open a case and send them a copy of the affidavit and the case number to [email protected]
