Warning to anyone looking to buy a used car in South Africa

• Used car buyers in South Africa warned of sophisticated digital scams
• The National Automobile Dealers' Association (NADA) reports 147,149 recorded cases of commercial crime in South Africa between April 2025 and March 2026, a 2.5% overall increase in commercial and fraud-related offences.
• The rise of digital banking scams in South Africa, including RAT attacks, which involve malicious software allowing criminals to remotely control a person's phone or computer, poses a significant threat to consumers.