Dr Jannie Pretorius 0649866983 / +27649866983

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   Investigator Another Victim reported Dr Kobus Vijoen with the number ‎0649866983 as Cost trap

   4/8/24, 8:48 PM

   0765535041 Scammed
   For Vodacom Tickets

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   MKnox reported DR BOTHA with the number ‎+27649866983 as Cost trap

   2/16/23, 12:00 PM

   15/02/2023 from Number 060 711 8563 our NGOreceived a call from a Dr Hennie Botha from Suiwelspoort Farm, 27.3km from the Stutterheim circle, East London wanting to urgently donate a whole bunch of already packed meat. And the meat must be collected ASAP. He only wanted to speak to someone Afrikaans and was put through to the Charity Shop.
   
   We phoned him back, I guess it sounded legit because he sounded like an older Afrikaans Oom who was really sweet and keen to help. (And the meat would have been enough for all our fundraising events)
   
   We were almost out of town, when he phoned and asked if we please cannot also buy him 5 x R275 airtime vouchers for his truckers, who are lined and ready to go. He does not want to give them the cash because warra warra warra. We discussed the strange ask for someone to make, and that it feels odd. SBut reflected on an older farmer we used to work with in Beaufort West who was also so antiquated in old ways and only worked with cash.
   
   So, we squashed the alarm bells and proceeded. Fortunately, month end is near and our personal accounts are depleted, so we only bought 3 x 275 vouchers. From the time of leaving the office, whilst driving, and then buying the airtime, “Oom Hennie” phoned so many times sounding rushed, but sweet and in a panic because the trucks must go, so please “just give me the airtime pins so long so that my guys can go. I will give you the cash for the 3 when you arrive, and for the other two which you are to please buy on your way back into town again, and to sms the codes to me.”
   
   Again we overrode our doubt and gave him the numbers and started the 27.3 km drive to the farm. My colleague phoned him back to say we are close, trusting we will find the sign. He would not answer any of the calls from her phone. We kept driving. At 30km we pulled over again. We started googling his name, farm address etc etc………………and what came up was a scam that ran in Gauteng that sounded just like Oom Hennie, but he was called Oom Frikkie in GP.
   
   I tried phoning Oom Hennie from my cell phone, a number new to him. He answered. I said we are the Hospice ladies and we could not find the place and are now parked at Smiling Valley, to which her replied “I know the place my girl just wait there I will come and fetch you.” We did not wait long as it was clear we have been taken for fools.
   
   We have done some searching and this man has been running this scam for years across all of South Africa.

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   Le Roux replied 7/17/24, 2:43 PM

   "Dr Hennie Botha" called a relative of mine today at work and a few other branches of the same business (eventually, I called him back since I was curious about the situation). He called wanting to donate "half a cow", "one sheep", and "one pig" already cut and packaged since he "cannot overload" AND doesn't want to give it away to the farm workers - he ALSO mentioned he wants to do it as a tithe (the Afrikaans he used was: "ek wil my tiende gee").
   
   I called him and asked where to collect the meat and he said it's a farm called "Buffelsfontein Boerdery" on the Petrusburg Road, about 19,3 km from the Bloemfontein Makro store. He sounded VERY agitated and RUSHED and emphasized that he was loading the meats and couldn't overload these extras, and we must come quickly. As I asked questions and details, he became rude and sounded VERY frustrated. He exclaimed that he was 93 years old, didn't like to repeat himself, that we were wasting time talking, and that he simply wanted to donate to anyone who needed the meat. He also frequently asked when and if we were coming.
   
   I told him I would call back soon because I needed to arrange transport. Then he basically lost it - he became angry/aggressive (mumbling bad language and ironically using God's name in vain) and implied that we were insulting his attempted charity and argued that I shouldn't have called if I don't have transport yet - but I said I needed the details to know which vehicle to use. This was when my suspicions started to grow. He then said he wanted to rather speak to my relative again and asked for another number, and so on, but the call soon ended with him "accepting" that I would make transport arrangements and call back within 10 minutes.
   
   By the time the call ended, my relative was trying to contact me because they searched his number on the Truecaller App, and it was flagged as "Meat Scam". Then, my suspicions skyrocketed, and we started looking up the number, the name, and the scam concept. We found testimonies on multiple websites, like on Facebook where he tried to scam churches, and I eventually found this page as well.
   
   One last fact: he never actually accepted my calls - he rather called me back each time directly after I tried calling, after it went to voicemail. He was probably busy on other calls targeting others as well.
   
   He was calling from "076 668 8901" as "Dr Hennie Botha" of "Buffelsfontein Boerdery" farm.
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   Investigator Pieter reported Dr Jannie Pretorius with the number ‎0649866983 as Cost trap

   7/14/19, 5:54 PM

   Person with name Dr Jannie Pretorius phones for urgent services and will pay immediately cash etc..
   
   Phones and asks for 4xR275 tickets from vodacom...
   
   When refused he gets aggressive..
   
   Also tells you to drive to him north of Pretoria..
   
   Not sure what the final plan is if just to get the 4x tickets pin nos or if you actually will arrive anywhere......
   
   Tells you exactly how to drive etc but this guy is actually a huge scammer

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   Pieter replied 7/14/19, 6:08 PM

   He uses other numbers as well

   A J replied 7/15/19, 9:58 AM

   NOTED. HE HAS GOT SO MANY NAMES AND CELL NUMBERS. HE ALWAYS USES OLD CELL NO. WHEN IT IS GETTING TO HOT FOR HIM. I AM ON HIS CASE AND WILL INFORM IF I GOT HIM.

   Hennie replied 7/1/22, 12:56 PM

   He is at it again. Same modus operandi and bad manners. Not very clever as he merely changes his name to Kallie Viljoen who wants to donate his meat to you and then as an afterthought asks you to buy Vodacom ans Mtn cards. Uses 064 826 8750 and farm has now moved to 17.3km outside Sasolburg. All he is interested in are the 14 digit nrs on the cards. I gave hi 2 sets of 14nrs that I sucked out of my thumb before telling him to buggeroff
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   Dr Jannie Pretorius has been reported with number ‎0649866983 as Cost trap

   7/14/19, 4:28 PM

   Called with a request for lots of building repairs and will pay cash.. he then asked for 3 vodacom 270 airtime and pins...lied about everything else for working on his farm..

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   Pieter replied 7/14/19, 5:49 PM

   Same happened to me today.. will pay call out etc and must bring 4x R275 vodacom tickets
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   Investigator Matroosberg reported Dr Jannie Pretorius with the number ‎0649866983 as Harassment calls

   7/1/19, 10:02 AM

   His fridges broke and want to donate meat to Matroosberg. Requested 4 x R275 airtime vouchers. Meat need to be collected at Suiwelspoort Farm, 13km outside of Wolseley. SCAM

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   Investigator AJ reported DR BOTHA with the number ‎0649866983 as Cost trap

   6/6/19, 9:31 AM

   CONNECTED WITH;DR JOHAN BOTHA , DR KOBUS BOTHA ,BOET ROSSOUW BOERDERY , BOET ROSSOUW BOERDERY LAAGWATER , STEPPING STONE HOSPICE AND CARE SERVICES , KOBUS ROETS , MRS HANNETJIE , VLAKLAAGTE BOERDERY EN MELKERY ,MAGNUS ROSSOUW , ELANDSFONTEIN BOERDERY , LEON SCHEEPERS , HERMAN FOURIE , DR MAGNUS ROSSOUW , MARIUS ,LOODT , DR MALAN ,DIRK MALAN , RW MALAN, LOOD STRYDOM , BUFFELSFONTEIN PLOTTE , PETRONELLA PLOTTE , KROMDRAAI PLOTTE , SEKELFONTEIN PLAAS. PHONED 2019-06-04 AS DR BOTHA. LOT OF MEAT TO GIVE AWAY CAUSE OF BROKEN COLD STORAGE. URGENT TO COLLECT AS ELECTRICIANS WANT TO WORK. ASK FOR 4X R 275.00 VODACOM AIRTIME TO LOAD CELL PHONES OF TRUCKS AND HIS AND WIFES PHONE AS HE IS OUT OF AIR TIME AND CANT FHONE ME FOR DIRECTIONS FOR COLLECTION. WILL PAY AIRTIME AND REFILL VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND EXSTRA MEAT HAMPER FOR R5000.00 FOR TROUBLE. AFTER WHILE PHONED AGAIN FOR EXTRA 2 AIRTIME AND WANTED THE PIN NO. AFTER REFUSING HE START SWEARING VERY BADLY ANS DID NOT SOUNDED LIKE THE NICE OLD MAN WHO PHONED THE FIRST TIME. HE USED NO 064 9866 983 AS DR BOTHA.SMOOTH TALKING , VERY CONVINSING ,AND PHONE TIMING IS VERY GOOD. ADRESS HE GAVE UP IS NORTH OUTSIDE PTA ON KROMDRAAI AGRICULTURE HOLDINGS NEAR PETRONELLA AND USED THE FARM NAME OF SEKELFONTEIN.I TRACED THE NO. AND AT THAT TIME THE NO REFLECTED IN BETHAL MPHUMULANGA.INFO SHOWS THAT THIS PERSON IS OPERATING THREW SOUTH AFRICA BY PHONE . PLEASE EVERYBODY POST YOUR EXPERIENSE WITH THIS SCAM ON THIS SITE SO THAT WE CAN GET HOLD OF THE BARSTED. THNKS.

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