The following are extracts from the advice provided by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office to English football fans travelling to South Africa for the World Cup:
Avoiding Scams
ATM Fraud is widely reported in South Africa. Here are a few of the common ones:-
Scam 1 - You find you are having difficulty with your card. Someone will come to your aid and likely wipe the card, put it in the machine and offer to 'try the number for you'. They will seem helpful and non-threatening. The chances are that they will switch cards on you or clone it and use your pin.
Scam 2 - As you approach the cash machine, people dressed in the bank's colours will tell you that you must swipe your card with them as the machine isn't working. They will swipe your card, cloning it, then try it in the cash machine. The card will work and they will offer to put the pin in for you or watch you do it.
Scam 3 - Leaflet holders and the ATM's face can contain small cameras designed to catch your pin number. Remember there should be no loose wires, no containers or leaflet holders, and no loose fittings.