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South Africa has released a list of 100 unscrupulous suppliers of OVA who are working for the country by defrauding the customers who patronize them.
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) for South Africa has recently added 20 additional suppliers given list The FTA has issued a first release list of 93 non-compliant suppliers, some of which were previously reported by affected customers.
According to NCC Tok-Tok Pesin Fatho Ntaba, they identify suppliers through reports and preliminary assessment.
“Newly identified supplier bases for Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape,” the statement said.
The National Consumer Commission says consumers should be careful while dealing with suppliers as they may lose their money.
Dame revealed how the suppliers work, saying that they change addresses or close down Dia websites after the scam and receive payments from customers that belonged to them.
The South African Commission has warned that “consumers should take extra care when dealing with suppliers, as they could lose hard-earned cash”.
He says prospective customers should try to verify suppliers after paying and be wary when they see deals that seem too good to be true.
The list of non-approachable suppliers released by the South African NCC has increased to 110.
How non-trivial suppliers work
According to the Commission, some suppliers operate online and sometimes it becomes difficult to trace their addresses.
NCC Tok-Tok Pesin NTABA says DIA assessments show that suppliers operate in a manner that they collect orders and payments, then refuse to deliver goods or services when requested by customers.
They say suppliers shut down Dia websites or even change addresses without informing Dia customers.
“Some people operate entirely online, making it even more difficult for consumers and authorities to track them,” he said.
When suppliers run away with the money, customers are unable to trace them.
The Dame release says these suppliers operate in a variety of industry sectors such as:
- Auto Parts, Furniture, Renewable Energy,
- Car Dealership, Auto Insurance, Marketing and Advertising,
- tobacco products, interior design, clothing,
- Construction and truck repair services.
According to the National Consumer Commission (NCC), “South African consumers effectively lose important protections under the Consumer Protection Act when they deal with “unrepresentative suppliers”.
South Africa says they should take the list seriously so they can protect their citizens.
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Meanwhile, the role of the National Consumer Commission (NCC) is to protect the interests of consumers and ensure accessible, transparent and efficient solutions to consumers.
The NCC, a South African regulatory body, was established to promote the resolution of disputes between consumers and suppliers.
DEM is also charged with the duty of conducting investigations against dose suppliers who are allegedly involved in prohibited conduct.
The commission says South Africans should be careful when they seek to patronize any supplier.
For consumers too, he says they should follow the rules given by the commission as per the Consumer Protection Act (CPA).