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AS AFRICA experiences an increased rate of fraud, experts say the past four years have been the worst, with identity fraud in South Africa topping the list.
The average document and biometric fraud rate has increased for six consecutive quarters since the second quarter of 2022, with fraudsters evolving towards biometric fraud, a January report by Smile ID found. The report, titled