Patty Maz

[Tshenolo PI @TshenoloPi]

⚠️ URGENT: NEW KIDNAPPING SCAM IN SOUTH AFRICA - PLEASE SHARE ⚠️*

Ladies, please be careful in town, taxi ranks, malls, and parking lots. There’s a new method kidnappers are using:

*How the scam works:*
1. *The approach*: A man in a car stops next to you. He calls you by a name or says “Hey, get in the car! We’ve been looking for you.”
2. If you refuse and say you don’t know him, he immediately switches tactics.
He turns to people around and says loud enough for everyone to hear:
_“Don’t worry guys, she’s my wife. She has amnesia / she’s mentally ill. She gets confused like this. I just need to get her home.”_
3. *Why it works*: People don’t want to interfere in “family problems” or with someone who “has a mental illness.” So they look away. That’s exactly what he’s counting on. That’s how he gets you into the car. That’s the strategy

*IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU:*
- Do NOT get in the car for any reason.
- Be loud and specific*: Yell “*I DO NOT KNOW THIS MAN. THIS IS KIDNAPPING. PLEASE CALL THE POLICE AND HELP ME.*”
The word “KIDNAPPING” makes people react way faster than “I’m fine.”
- *Draw attention*: Drop your bags, sit on the ground, scream. Make it impossible for him to look normal.
- *Call for help*

*AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IF YOU SEE THIS HAPPENING:*
- Don’t assume it’s domestic. Don’t walk away, help the victim.

- Step in and ask the Scammer directly*: If they know the person they are trying to take, if they say yes, Ask the lady (victim) to whisper her name to you or the Lady(victim) to show you her ID…then Tell the scammer/kidnapper to tell you the name of that lady(victim) he’s trying to take.… if the scammer gets the name wrong it simply means he was trying to kidnap the lady….
- *Call 10111 or SAPS* right away and tell them you suspect a kidnapping.
- *Take details*: Car color, make, license plate, location, what the man looks like. Send to police and share to warn others.

Kidnappers are using our fear of “getting involved” and stigma around mental illness against us. Let’s not let it work.

*Please share this with your sisters, mothers, friends, coworkers, and WhatsApp groups.* One share could save a life.
Stay in groups where you can. Trust your gut. If something feels off, it probably is.

*Emergency numbers for Johannesburg:*
Tshenolopi: [phone]
SAPS: 10111 | Ambulance: 10177 | JMPD: 011 758 9650 | GBV Helpline: 0800 428 428

#SouthAfrica #KidnappingScam #WomensSafety #SAPS #StayAlert #TshenoloPI

[Patty Maz @MissPattyMaz]

@CityPowerJhb hi no power supply Cheltondale, ref is CPWEB4867903.

[Patty Maz @MissPattyMaz]

@CityPowerJhb Hi. Power out in Cheltondale, City Power call ref is CPWEB4756767

[Patty Maz @MissPattyMaz]

@CityPowerJhb Cheltondale and surrounding areas have had no power supply since 1am. CPWEB4724906

[Patty Maz @MissPattyMaz]

@CityPowerJhb Hi.
We still do not have electricity in Cheltondale since yesterday 2pm, call ref is CPWEB4573284 and CPWEB4573621

[Patty Maz @MissPattyMaz]

@CityPowerJhb no power supply in Cheltondale since 13h59. call ref is CPWEB4573284

[Patty Maz @MissPattyMaz]

😅.... 🍾🥂

[Sibusi @SibusiKhulu]

Hi everyone. My sister in love Lindiwe Mhlambo and my nephew lost all their belongings in a fire at their home. If you have capacity, kindly pledge in the link so they can try and get their lives back on track. Thank you❤️

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[Patty Maz @MissPattyMaz]

Power outage around Cheltondale and Norwood, call ref is CPWEB4382866 @CityPowerJhb

[Patty Maz @MissPattyMaz]

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[D_elleriously A slightly uppity African @D_elleriously]

"Women of today are not like our grandmothers".
The grandmothers:

[clarevoyant @kneeyockartee]

Not a single one of them playing hard to get, ladies PLEASE gain an iota of self respect

[Patty Maz @MissPattyMaz]

😭😭 oohh JUDY!!

[Patty Maz @MissPattyMaz]

@CityPowerJhb No power supply in Orchards/ Cheltondale since 11h50 yesterday morning. My ticket CPWEB4234881 has been closed saying "power restored" but we still do not have electricity. It's almost 24 hours. New ticket CPWEB4235165

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[Patty Maz @MissPattyMaz]

Not the transport driver asking if my daughter is going to school today... Dude wtf, come get this girl out my house

[Women For Change @womenforchange5]

Machaka Radebe’s alleged killers were arrested on 3 January. The suspects were traced through Machaka’s SIM card. The suspects will appear in court for their bail hearing on 8 January. We call for justice for Machaka and for the alleged perpetrators to not get out on bail.

[Khonglet @Tintswalo1994]

“Brother, I beg of you to align your thinking with that of God.”

[Anna Pepe @iamannapepe]

you’re divinely protected. no harm can come to you.