Heartless Scammers Target Siphiwe “General GTZ” Sibisi’s Grieving Family, SA Reacts: “They Are Evil”

Heartless Scammers Target Siphiwe “General GTZ” Sibisi’s Grieving Family, SA Reacts: “They Are Evil”

  • General GTZ Sibisi's grieving family was swindled by a bogus lawyer who pretended to help them with insurance claims
  • The fraudster convinced Sibisi's sister to provide personal details and pay R4,000, raising suspicions when they suggested moving the body to another mortuary
  • Mzansi social media users were heartbroken, calling the act evil and expressing their sympathy for the family

Late Kwaito legend Siphiwe "General GTZ" Sibisi's family fell prey to a bogus lawyer who swindled their money after lying that he could assist them with insurance claims for his money.

General GTZ's family scammed
Siphiwe “General GTZ” Sibisi’s family has been targeted by heartless scammers. Image: @PhilMphela
Source: Twitter

Bogus lawyer swindles General Sibisi's family

Yo! Some people have targeted General Sibisi's grieving family. A fraudster allegedly contacted Sibisi's sister, pretending to be a lawyer, following his death on 29 September.

According to a post shared by MDN News, the bogus lawyer reached out to Sibisi's sister, claiming they could help the family claim the insurance money from his estate. Part of the post read:

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"The imposter requested personal details, banking information, and an initial payment of R4,000 for supposed insurance penalties. Mguli, unaware of the deceit, complied with the demands.
"However, suspicions arose when the scammer insisted on moving General's body to a mortuary supposedly used by Universal Music."

Mzansi heartbroken over the issue

Social media users were heartbroken after the matter went viral. Many expressed how evil the fraudsters are.

@MdutyanaTh70595 said:

"Even when the family comfort. People have no shame, yoh"

@MonstaDbz015 commented:

"Eish, very painful."

@Sifiso22205704 wrote:

"People no longer have shame."

@NoseTheCapital said:

"People have grown heartless."

@Mzansiarchivez commented:

"Scamming a grieving family? This is evil beyond understanding."

@yoliswanko41 added:

"Unbelievable, the family deserves justice and peace."

General Sibisi's funeral and memorial service details announced

Meanwhile, Briefly News reported that late Kwaito legend Siphiwe Sibisi, popularly known as General GTZ's family, announced details about his funeral and memorial service after his untimely death on 29 September 2024.

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Privie Kandi (Entertainment Editor) Privilege Kandi is an entertainment news editor (joined Briefly in 2022). A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the Christian College of Southern Africa (2016), she has been in the arts and entertainment industry for six years. Privie has worked for the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust as a communications officer and a writer and TV producer for lifestyle and entertainment channel CME TV. She passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at privie.kandi@briefly.co.za.