What does Veritaza check?
Veritaza runs seven checks for signs of a scam based on what you send: photos, messages, number and email, fraud cases and reports, other checks of the same photos or number, name and username, and the ID document. The result is a report with seven green, yellow or red boxes.
Veritaza looks for warning signs. It can't catch every scammer. When we find nothing, that's what we tell you: no warning signs, a good sign, but not proof.
The seven checks
- The photos: the same image elsewhere on the internet.
- The messages: the same wording copied elsewhere.
- Number and email: scam lists, virtual numbers and country.
- Fraud cases and reports: the name together with fraud, scam or arrested on news sites, forums and warning sites, with a link so you can see whether it's the same person.
- Other checks: how many people have already checked the same photos or number, and how many said the person asked them for money.
- Name and username: together with "scam", "scammer" and "fraud" on news sites and forums.
- The ID document: signs of forgery and whether the ID number is a possible South African ID number. We never say that a document is genuine.
Frequently asked questions
- Will the person find out?
- No. Veritaza never contacts the person being checked.
- Do you show where the person lives?
- No. The report never shows anyone's address, where they live, their partner or their family.
- How much does it cost?
- R99 per report, paid with Instant EFT.
Want to know if there are warning signs about the person you're chatting to? Veritaza checks the photos, the messages, the number, the email address, the name and the ID document, for R99.
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