A Pilot Explains: The Scam That Stole R1.2 Million In 20 Minutes
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A retired teacher east of Johannesburg took a WhatsApp call from someone posing as South African Airways. Twenty minutes later, R1.2 million was gone. Pilots have a rule for exactly this.
This is A Pilot Explains: one story, thirteen minutes, told from the flight deck. Rose knew the teacher's name, her ID number and the last time she flew, and she sent a link to an app that looked exactly like the real one. Nobody was tricked into being stupid. Somebody was given something to click and left alone with it. The same trap put Eastern Airlines Flight 401 into the Everglades in 1972…
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