Crime awareness report. Warning of suspicious looking men in an old beige car in the Ballito area.
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Umhlanga CPF
The Durban North/Umhlanga CPF keeps its members up to date with the latest community policing news and crime incidents in the area.
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If you have any information of a crime awareness event, safety warnings or important crime–related information.
Think before you click
If you receive an unsolicited e-mail concerning a refund from SARS be wary, apparently scamsters are spamming workers with these potentially dangerous e-mails.
Scammers
Be wary if you receive a message notifying you of winning the National Lottery in the UK – the chances are you’ve never even entered. The e-mail is sent with an attachment explaining how lucky old you was selected to receive more than 500 000 pounds. If you have not entered delete this e-mail at once. [...]
Community involvement
Community members in Umhlanga and Durban North are encouraged to get involved and interact with their local Community Policing Forum. The community is urged to report all crimes and to register on the CPF websites www.umhlangacpf.co.za and www.durbannorthcpf.co.za.
Protect your children
Umhlanga CPF reports that there has been a marked increase in the number of child abductions around SA and urges residents and visitors this season to take precautions to watch their own and other people’s children carefully.
Fit for a King!
Security was beefed up recently for the opening of the King Shaka International airport. With extra crowds expected to flock to the site for the launch, additional security was needed to keep things running smoothly and ensure smooth traffic flow.
Train panic
Nearly 40 people were hurt after jumping from a moving train near the Effingham Road Station on May 9. Police spokesman Vincent Mdunge said it appeared a power box had exploded along North Coast Road. A number of passengers, fearing a bomb blast or some kind of attack, jumped off in panic, while the train [...]
Cyber-crime alert!
There has been an alarming increase in cyber-crime incidents being reported this year by international monitoring institutions such as the Internet Crime Compliant Centre (IC3) and Messagelabs Intelligence. Eben Louw, forensics manager, KPMG, comments that the statistics in May 2010 highlight an increase in identity and information theft made possible by phishing (1 in every [...]
Pin e-mail alert
A reminder has been sent out to clients of major banks not to follow the e-mail link to verify or update their banking details.
Latest Issue - April/May 2012
In This Issue:
- Umhlanga Ridge Town Centre
- Interview with Mike Procter
- Inside Nikki Drake's Ballito home
- Kitchen essentials with Terry Scott
Soul of Africa
The Sunflower Fund
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The Durbanite
Mount Edgecombe Driving Range
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