ARREST IN FRAUD CASE IN EXCESS OF R500 MILLION (HALF A BILLION RAND):

In a joint IRS Forensic Investigations, SAPS Crime Intelligence Unit (head office), and Pretoria SAPS K-9 unit, a foreign suspect wanted in connection with a fraud in excess of R500 million known as Electio, was taken into custody this morning in a sting operation outside Pretoria.

The suspect will be held at a police station outside Pretoria before being transferred to the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Unit.

Link to the Mail & Guardian article about the unbelievable Tracy Morrison.Link to the Mail & Guardian article about the unbelievable Tracy Morrison.

Tracy Morrison boasts that she is the biological daughter of Al Pacino and has either wed or bedded Hollywood’s A-listers. In South Africa she has hung out with Jo’burg’s mink-and-manure set, even persuading some to invest in her movies. She supposedly seduced cricket legends such as the late Hansie Cronje and stalked former Idols presenter Colin Moss under the guise of launching his Hollywood career. At one point, she even claimed she was married to Stan Katz, the former chief executive officer of Radio 702.

If it sounds unbelievable, it is probably because it is.

Investigative Journalist and Author, Mandy Wiener, unpacks recent assassinations in Johannesburg which are seemingly linked to Balkan group crime syndicates with Chad Thomas of IRS Forensic Investigators.

Investigative Journalist and Author, Mandy Wiener, unpacks recent assassinations in Johannesburg which are seemingly linked to Balkan group crime syndicates with Chad Thomas of IRS Forensic Investigators.

Article relating to the alleged low intensity organised crime war taking place in South Africa and Serbia.

“His murder is one of several incidents connected to a ‘low-intensity war’ between rival Eastern European groups” - Chad Thomas.

Ever wondered what makes a con artist tick? Ever wonder to what lengths a con artist will go to achieve their nefarious act?

This 3 part series on the award winning SABC TV's Special Assignment, produced and presented by the multiple award winning Hazel Friedman, examines multiple allegations of crimes made against a dual South African / American citizen with alleged crimes ranging from fraud, extortion, impersonation of a law enforcement officer, kidnapping and so much more.

This is the story "To Catch a Con Star" which went from Yeoville to Hollywood, involved SAPS and the FBI.

To "Catch a Con Star" was a joint SABC Special Assignment and IRS Forensic Investigations collaboration.

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Interpol has an alert out on a South African father and son, living in a $2.5 million home in the upmarket Sydney suburb of St Ives, who authorities in their homeland allege misappropriated up to 100 million rand (about $10 million) from their clients.

Local investigators get involved after R27,000 sent from US to a prophet to get cleansed but is never returned.

The biodiesel trading company that has allegedly defrauded more than 800 clients out of a suspected R380 million has now been linked to dodgy deals involving BMW dealerships across Gauteng.

A Bitcoin company fingered by the Hawks for being part of a major investment scam has threatened to sue, unless the priority crime investigating unit retracts its statement.

IRS investigation into scammer featured in local article

IRS investigation into scammer featured in local article.Serial fraudster & con-artist, Sugan Deon Naicker has committed new counts of fraud despite his arrest & impending cases, he was nabbed last year in a joint operation with SAPS & IndianSpice Investigative unit KALI.

Accepting settlement is admission of negligence, says Absa.

A Johannesburg woman at the centre of what is alleged to be South Africa’s biggest cryptocurrency scam says she has been receiving death threats and has had to lay criminal charges against a man who threatened her at her home.

Latest newspaper article about the BTC Global scam which is being investigated by SA state law enforcement agencies as well as by several private investigators including IRS, Mike Bolhuis, and others.
Thanks to investigative journalist Nivashni Nair for staying on top of the story and keeping the public updated.

BTC Global exposed as an alleged elaborate Ponzi scheme.

As more victims of the alleged Electio R500 million fraud scheme come forward, Nedbank has denied claims that it is unaware of allegations it may have been complicit or negligent in facilitating the company’s dodgy payments.

This special investigation looks at the seemingly innocent world of online dating. Thousands of women are being scammed out of millions every year without ever having met the person.

In this joint TV documentary collaboration, TV presenter and producer Michel Appel, together with Glenda Paul from IRS, lay bare the reality of the pain and heartbreak caused by the manipulative so-called "Dating Scammers" in this documentary entitled "Cyber Heartbreak".

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Full Documentary

ILLOVO – An alleged racist attack has left a couple traumatised.

Johannesburg - Patricia Noah, the mother of The Daily Show host Trevor Noah, is being accused of being a slumlord and taking advantage of the poor.

IRS director and fellow IRS investigator reminisce about time spent with World Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali (IRS founder Chad Thomas supervised Ali's security in South Africa in 1993 and IRS Cape Town investigator Fareed Hoosen was one of the bodyguards to Ali).

DUNKELD WEST – The IRS team have recently relocated.