"Remember NSFAS Girl": South African Man Warns Others After R15k Lands in Bank Account By Mistake

• A South African TikTok user received an unexpected payment into his Discovery Bank account on 20 October 2026
• The man urged followers not to touch money that isn't theirs and to contact their bank immediately for a reference number
• South Africans in the comments were divided, with many saying they would have spent the money without hesitation

A South African man found himself in a surprising situation when thousands of rands landed in his bank account without explanation. TikTok user @njabba2.0 shared a selfie-style video on 21 October 2026, showing a screenshot of a Discovery Bank notification showing an incoming payment of R15,503.74 dated 20 October 2026.

Rather than quietly pocket the windfall, he went straight to his followers with a clear message: leave it alone. He said:

"If money is not yours, do not touch that money. I don't care how tempted you are. Don't you dare touch that money."

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The TikTokker @njabba2.0 admitted the situation had him rattled. Waking up to find money he had no explanation for sitting in his account left him stressed, not excited. His advice was simple: call your bank, explain what happened, and get a reference number. That way, he said, you are covered. Watch the full video here:

SA debates man's money advice

Not everyone in the comments agreed with his approach. The video drew hundreds of responses from people who had very different ideas about what they would do.

@Eunatia N 🇿🇦🧿 wrote:

"Bathong [goodness], you want God to come down and give it to you by hand kanti [really]."

@Tumi el-Shasha shared:

"I got this around 2021, spent that and the bank took it back in instalments over 24 months."

@mcdonaldkfc7 commented:

"I'll always remember the NSFAS girl in this moment."

@Mashwabade Nonkosi 🙌🏽 said:

"My bank, my money. I'm chowing this money, I'll deal with the consequences later."

@Te rence replied:

"I will pay in instalments."

@off-peak𓅓 shared:

"I have a friend. She received 220k in Feb last year. She kept it for the whole year in case someone came looking for it. No one came, and she bought a car in May."

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Other Briefly News stories about banking scams

• TikTok content creators MackieTV and Fac31ess posted an educational video warning South Africans against clicking suspicious SMS links claiming account security risks from major banks like FNB.
• Financial content creator Heiko (@heikoinvests), a qualified Chartered Accountant, shared how he fell victim to a highly convincing phone scam where fraudsters spoofed Investec's card division caller ID and impersonated his actual private banker.
• A South African man went viral on social media after discovering a random R10,500 deposit in his bank account and choosing to immediately return the funds to the rightful owner via bank reversal procedures.

Source: Briefly News