{"id":97764,"date":"2026-04-26T13:59:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/scammers-exploit-cyril-ramaphosa-and-others"},"modified":"2026-04-26T13:59:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:59:55","slug":"scammers-exploit-cyril-ramaphosa-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/scammers-exploit-cyril-ramaphosa-and-others","title":{"rendered":"Scammers Exploit Cyril Ramaphosa and Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Fraudsters are using fake AI-generated images and articles using high-profile people, including Cyril Ramaphosa, Lesetja Kganyago, and Alec Hogg, to scam people.<\/p>\n<p>The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) released a statement warning South Africans about the fabricated articles and images.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are aware of fabricated articles falsely claiming that Governor Lesetja Kganyago was involved in televised confrontations with media personalities,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, Kganyago was shown to have a confrontation with the well-known media personalities Tim Modise and Bruce Whitfield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe articles use artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images, fabricated quotes, as well as fake testimonials about an AI trading system,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>These images, testimonials, and articles are used to lure people into fraudulent investment schemes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe public is warned against putting their money in unverified investment schemes promising extreme returns,\u201d the Reserve Bank said.<\/p>\n<p>It urged people to protect themselves and others by being sceptical of sensational stories and verifying the information with trusted sources.<\/p>\n<p>In a similar case, Biznews founder Alec Hogg was shown to be in a confrontation with President Cyril Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to the SA Reserve Bank Governor, the fraudsters used fake images and articles to lure people into clicking on a scam website.<\/p>\n<p>A fake website that mimics the SABC News layout, fonts, and logos to gain legitimacy and fool people into believing the information is authentic.<\/p>\n<p>Users are then funnelled to a registration portal for a system called Capital X, using blinking lights and fake deadlines to create a fear of missing out.<\/p>\n<p>Victims are asked for a minimum deposit of R4,100 to activate an AI trading system which promises big returns.<\/p>\n<p>Once details are entered, victims receive calls from highly persuasive scammers operating out of boiler rooms.<\/p>\n<p>Hogg urged users to always verify the website address. The scam site used \u2018kiraovas.pro\u2019 instead of the legitimate \u2018sabcnews.com\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He added that any investment promising \u2018instant results\u2019 or an \u2018inside track\u2019 to wealth is almost certainly a scam.<\/p>\n<p><b>Fake images and articles<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Fraudsters are using fake AI-generated images and articles using high-profile people, including Cyril Ramaphosa, Lesetja Kganyago, and Alec Hogg, to scam people. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) released a statement warning South Africans about the fabricated articles and images. \u201cWe are aware of fabricated articles falsely claiming that Governor Lesetja Kganyago [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":97763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[275],"class_list":["post-97764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-south-africa-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Scammers Exploit Cyril Ramaphosa and Others - South Africa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/scammers-exploit-cyril-ramaphosa-and-others\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Scammers Exploit Cyril Ramaphosa and Others\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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