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South Africa’s latest crime statistics suggest a country getting safer, but that’s only part of the story. Commercial crime - fraud, scams, and financial exploitation - is rising, with cases doubling over the past decade. It’s a quieter crime, but one that targets ordinary South Africans directly, often through the very systems they rely on. Why has this surge escaped national attention? And what happens when victims try to fight back? Rebecca Davis, senior journalist at Daily Maverick, reports. 

Reporting by: Rebecca Davis 
Filmed by: Joel Seboa 
Edited by: Joel Seboa 
Produced by: Emilie Gambade 
Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo 
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme 

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