Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) MP Dederick Vries is concerned that, despite SIM card holders having registered their personal information with service providers, scammers continue to exploit mobile numbers to defraud citizens of their hard-earned money.
The City of Windhoek is warning the public to be vigilant about fake house rental scams targeting residents for accommodation.
The municipality says scammers are posing as landlords or property agents and advertising houses that are either not available or do not belong to them.
The Ministry of International Relations and Trade says the government is actively working to assist Namibian nationals who are trapped in fraud and exploitation networks in Myanmar and Thailand.
A United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) protection officer at Osire Refugee Camp was denied bail following his court appearance on Monday over fraud allegations.
Severinus Sainga faces charges of defrauding refugees of more than N$800,000.
Chaos erupted at Tanidare Lutheran Parish Church in Soweto after a fraction of the congregation demanded that the church be shut down over alleged mismanagement and fraud.
The concerned group disrupted the service, insisting that it be halted, and proceeded to occupy the altar.
Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo has raised concerns over rising crime levels in the Erongo Region, including housebreaking and theft; robbery with aggravating circumstances; fraud and cybercrime targeting pensioners; motor vehicle theft targeting tourists; and assault.
Walvis Bay Rural councillor, Tegako Donatus, was granted bail of N$50,000 by the Swakopmund Magistrate's Court, following his arrest on charges of fraud and money laundering.
According to a police report, the Independent Patriots of Change (IPC) councillor was taken into custody on Monday.
Walvis Bay Rural constituency councillor Florian Donatus has been charged with fraud and money laundering.
According to a police report, the Independent Patriots for Change councillor was arrested on Monday and will appear in the Swakopmund Magistrates' Court tomorrow.
Scammers have stepped up their game, and not in a good way.
They've gone from shady tricks to using actual bank short codes to scam unsuspecting people. That's right, the same numbers your bank uses to text you are now being used by criminals in an attempt to swindle you out of your cash.
The three suspects arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday in Katima Mulilo, Zambezi Region, in connection with the fraudulent drought food supply scheme – which led to the government paying over N$4.2 million for supplies that were never delivered – were denied bail in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate's
