CHECK BEFORE YOU PRESS PAY

This month, we received two complaints from readers who paid money into the wrong account by mistake, highlighting the risk of electronic funds transfers (EFTs) and how little recourse you have when it comes to claiming money back.

Ofentse used his Capitec app to send cash to his son’s Capitec account.

“Unfortunately, I used the wrong account number. Upon realising the mistake, I tried to reverse