Mzansi Woman Exposes Scammers Posing as SARS in Viral Video, SA Reacts

• Scammers claiming to be part of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) sent a woman a text stating she could get her refund
• The TikTok clip gained a massive attraction on social media, gathering loads of views, likes and comments
• South Africans reacted to the lady's clip as they rushed to the comments section to express their thoughts

One young woman in Mzansi took to social media to showcase a text she received allegedly from the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

Scammers claiming to be SARS send woman text for refund

A lady who goes by TikTok handle @luthandolwenkosi shared a text on the video platform. The text says the woman is "eligible" for a refund of R18652.86. The text further instructed @luthandolwenkosi to visit a link provided in the SMS to claim her money.

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However, @luthandolwenkosi says that she has never worked a day in her life, so how could this text be, in fact, accurate? While taking to her TikTok caption, the stunner said the following:

"Next thing 5 years later, I'll be owing SARS 10 million."

The clip went on to become a hit on social media, garnering over 617K views, along with thousands of likes and comments.

Watch the video below:

Mzansi weigh in on the woman's claims

Some social media users were shocked that the woman received such a text, while others could point out straight it was not SARS but scammers who were trying to swindle the lady's money.

Adnaya_yeya expressed:

"SARS would never send a text like that."

Zoe Raps added:

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"But sars messages don't look that plain."

Kelly wrote:

"I got this same message with the same amount."

Gugu Madonsela shared:

"I also received an sms like that, and they want a credit card. That's when I knew kunuka fish la."

Lebzadegirl commented:

"The contact number is not make sure."

SA woman hunts down scammer in TikTok video, demands money back

Briefly, News previously reported that a woman was on a hunt to track down a scammer. The disgruntled customer bought corsets from a woman in Centurion but never received the order.

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

Source: Briefly News