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Aart-Jan Verschoor

1 reviews | Active since Sept 2021

09 May 2025, 09:21

Fastway in serious trouble - payment system compromised

I tried to report a ***** issue this morning by phone, but the person who answered my call has no phone etiquette, and we got cut off. Trying to call again was unsuccessful - apparently Fastway has 'technical difficulties', that I assume relates to similar *****ulent transactions being reported. The WhatsApp line is also not responding in any meaningful way to my plea for assistance.

My TEMU parcel is on hold pending customs payment (Value: 87.93 Rand). When i clicked on the link to pay, in the meail sent by Fastway (!) it lead to the normal process for paying the duties, but once the link is accepted, I got several requests on my banking app to approve the transaction. I accepted more than once, as i thought there might have been a miscommunication. This led to the amount of R4342.24 being deducted from my credit card account. The transaction is still pending, but I have spoken to the Bank and will cancel if it goes through.

I am unable to contact Fastway and report this issue. Can I get any type of response from Fastway on how the payment link can be safeguarded, so that custom duties can be paid?

Kind regards,

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Aart-Jan Verschoor's update12 May 2025, 10:03
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An update - I received a reply to my mail enquiry to Fastway and Michael Buys has been very helpful in confirming that I have been a **** victim, and what to look for. Quite disturbing the mail I received appeared legitimate and it is only once you click on the link in the mail to pay, that there are signs that something is amiss - if you know what to look for.. Anyway, I've disputed the transaction on Friday with my bank. For some reason the bank suggested that I report the ***** once the transaction was cleared, which it was on Sunday morning. I did log a dispute - and a complain as it is unclear why the transaction cannot be stopped whilst pending.