{"id":23958,"date":"2025-11-21T14:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=23958"},"modified":"2025-11-21T15:11:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:11:38","slug":"enhancing-fraud-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/23958","title":{"rendered":"Enhancing fraud awareness\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23958\" class=\"elementor elementor-23958\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14e5c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e14e5c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-050458f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"050458f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The AfroCentric group is a proud supporter of International Fraud Awareness Week.\u202f\u202f \n\nThe Group Forensics team hosted a number of initiatives during the week of 17 \u2013 21 November 2025.\u202f <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b25a8ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b25a8ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In support of International Fraud Awareness, the\u202fInternal Investigations Team hosted two Information Desk sessions and two comprehensive fraud awareness training sessions to enhance employee awareness of emerging fraud risks, industry trends, and organisational vulnerabilities.\u202f<\/p><p>The sessions featured expert speakers from key industry bodies, each providing valuable insights into fraud trends and preventative measures.\u202f<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a821c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a821c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elmi Kemp from the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) addressed:\u202f<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970ba61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"970ba61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FWA3-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24014\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FWA3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FWA3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FWA3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FWA3.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4548d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4548d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Victim listings\u202fand the support provided to individuals impersonated in identity fraud cases.\u202f<\/li><li>Protective registrations\u202fas a proactive safeguard against attempted identity fraud.\u202f<\/li><li>The rise of\u202fYima scams, including tactics used to deceive consumers.\u202f<\/li><li>The\u202f\u201cJust Say Goodbye\u201d campaign, which encourages people to immediately end suspicious calls or communications.\u202f<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dae8aaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dae8aaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diphapang Tladi from Nedbank provided insights on:\u202f <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8da4425 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8da4425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The increasing prevalence of\u202frefund scams.\u202f<\/li><li>Processes followed by banks\u202fonce fraud is identified.\u202f<\/li><li>Circumstances under which\u202fbank accounts may be frozen\u202fas a protective measure.\u202f<\/li><li>The\u202fsteps taken to recover funds, with emphasis on how banks collaborate with other institutions.\u202f<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fccaf97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fccaf97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elmie Coetser from the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) covered:\u202f <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-856225b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"856225b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"907\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FWA-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24018\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FWA-2.jpg 907w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FWA-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FWA-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddbcb76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddbcb76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>How\u202fSABRIC supports banks and consumers\u202fin dealing with fraud and scams.\u202f<\/li><li>Their\u202fcollaborative efforts with banks\u202fto combat financial crime.\u202f<\/li><li>Key insights on\u202frefund scams\u202fand how criminals exploit trust.\u202f<\/li><li>The distinction between\u202fauthentic documents and AI-generated forgeries, which is a growing concern in modern fraud schemes.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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The Forensics team spent the week developing themselves by attending various webinars hosted by industry leaders.\u202f<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:center\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23958?action=genpdf&amp;id=23958\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AfroCentric group is a proud supporter of International Fraud Awareness Week.\u202f\u202f The Group Forensics team hosted a number of initiatives during the week of 17 \u2013 21 November 2025.\u202f In support of International Fraud Awareness, the\u202fInternal Investigations Team hosted two Information Desk sessions and two comprehensive fraud awareness training sessions to enhance employee awareness [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":23959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[367],"tags":[362],"class_list":["post-23958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-knowledge-centre-afrocentric16","tag-afrocentric16"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23958"}],"version-history":[{"count":58,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24021,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23958\/revisions\/24021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}