Document fraud insights for South Africa
Practical guides on receiving bank statements, payslips and proofs of payment, with South African figures and the source for each one.
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How landlords in South Africa get caught by edited payslips
Landlords get caught by edited payslips because an altered PDF looks exactly like a real one, and a credit check never tests the document itself. The answer is a short routine before every lease: get the files from the source, compare them with each other, confirm employment yourself and check each PDF for signs of editing.