SA Woman Hunts Down Scammer in TikTok Video, Demands Money Back and Earns Netizens' Respect

SA Woman Hunts Down Scammer in TikTok Video, Demands Money Back and Earns Netizens' Respect

  • A woman with the handle @somdanger_the_pitbull tracked down a scammer who sold her corsets but never delivered
  • In the TikTok video, the cross customer can be heard respectfully but forcefully demanding her money back
  • The clip ended with the woman reimbursed and South Africans showed her love and respect

Online scammers beware, @somdanger_the_pitbull doesn’t come to play. The disgruntled customer bought corsets from a woman in Centurion but never received the order.

A woman, @somdanger_the_pitbull, tracked down a scammer
Screenshots of @somdanger_the_pitbull confronting an alleged scammer. Image: @somdanger_the_pitbull.
Source: TikTok

@somdanger_the_pitbull is living up to her TikTok handle. In a video, which has over 20K views and counting, the fiery woman detailed her experience with an online scammer.

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The self-assured shopper revealed she bought corsets on Instagram and was redirected to a website where she needed to confirm her credit card details.

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After the payment was made, @somdanger_the_pitbull was ghosted and the page was deleted.

She wrote on TikTok:

"So I ordered corsets via Instagram, I was redirected to a website where I confirmed my credit card, this one also had a boutique in Centurion, never been there obviously, order was supposed to be sent in 30 days. Gwiqiqi no response, I am blocked everywhere, Insta page deleted and webpage offline. I tracked her down and she paid my chankura."

@somdanger_the_pitbull added she was ready to get the alleged scammer's home demolished if she didn't pay up:

"She has no title deed izadikika Lesedi Municipality is on her. I will push until I see a tlb demolishing her house if I don't get my money. "

South Africans applaud woman for tracking down scammer

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The video shows @somdanger_the_pitbull arriving at the home of the alleged scammer. The betrayed shopper firmly but calmly demanded her money back. The clip ends with @somdanger_the_pitbull counting her money.

The post has over 20K views and people hailed her as a hero in the comments section.

Briefly News looks at some of the reactions the video received.

@praise was impressed by how @somdanger_the_pitbull handled the situation:

"Ma'am woow am proud to see my fellow woman angry but still soo respectful wow ngiyakuthanda."

@Zen-Zinto commented:

"I must try to control my temper, be mad and calm ngoba hheyi bengiyombulisa sengimklinya demanding my money."

@Chants is proud, writing:

"Well done glad you found her and got your money back. She stepped on the wrong toes."

@Mbhonoza ka Gogo95❤️ thinks her name suits her:

"The Pitbull madoda‍."

@scorpio diva agrees with @Mbhonoza ka Gogo95:

"It's your name for me - SomDANGER thePITBULL - and how its written... madam took a huge risk, yooh!"

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Maryn Blignaut (Human-Interest HOD) Maryn Blignaut is the Human Interest manager and feature writer. She holds a BA degree in Communication Science, which she obtained from the University of South Africa in 2016. She joined the Briefly - South African News team shortly after graduating and has over six years of experience in the journalism field. Maryn passed the AFP Digital Investigation Techniques course (Google News Initiative), as well as a set of trainings for journalists by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at: maryn.blignaut@briefly.co.za

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