No, Koos Bekker Isn't Running a Telegram 'Investment' Group

Telegram investment scams are a dime a dozen. They all have the same modus operandi, centred on pretending to actually be or be affiliated with a reputable household name.

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Financial services groups including Sanlam have been impersonated and JSE-listed counters Remgro and Naspers have both been targets of this impersonation (the former has a dedicated alert page on its website with screenshots of a scam).

Quite why the operator of a scheme purporting to be Naspers Limited invited a Moneyweb writer to their group is a mystery.

Then again, these scamsters seem to not be the smartest. Aside from DIRECTOR KOOS BEKKER (sic), the group owner, there are other former/current "directors" of the legitimate investment holding company, including Mr Bob Van Dijk ("Leadership", last seen recently), Mr Fabricio Bloisi ("admin", last seen within a week) and "Mrs phuthi mahanyele-dabengwa" (sic), described as an "Expert Trader".