The Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) is a proudly South African company committed to combating fraud across the financial services industry by providing a shared database to member organisations and offering the South African public a means of protecting themselves against impersonation and identity theft. SAFPS has successfully prevented more than R3 billion in attempted frauds since inception.

A frontrunner in the fight against fraud

The South African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) is a proudly South African company committed to combating fraud and offering the South African public a means of protecting themselves against impersonation and identity theft. From an initial membership of only two banks, the SAFPS now provides fraud related data to some 65 trusted brands in the South African economy.

• We offer our members unparalleled commercial reference in fraud prevention.
• Through our additional free protective registration service, we aim to assist in preventing members of the public from becoming victims of impersonation .

SAFPS aims to combat crime in South Africa through harnessing the power of the participation of major financial and retail organisations.

“Together, our efforts can reduce the perception of South Africa as a crime-ridden nation and ensure it is seen as an investment-friendly destination.”

Since inception in 2001, SAFPS has successfully prevented in excess of R4,5 billion in attempted fraud.  In addition, more than 56000 confirmed fraud incidents have been filed to the SAFPS database.  In 2011 alone, SAFPS members reported savings of over R1,5 billion, as a result of fraud prevented through the SAFPS system.   What’s more, the volume of data provided to SAFPS members via the SAFPS system is continually growing, as stakeholders actively report and file cases of confirmed fraud onto the database.

Our full range of services include:

1. Shamwari database: A database of persons involved in fraudulent behaviours which is capable of identifying individual and syndicate-type fraud.
    
2. Protective registration: An Internet-based, free service to the general public for the registration of lost or stolen identity books and passports.
    
3. Employment application fraud and employee fraud database: A database of persons involved in fraudulent activities in the workplace
    
4. Data analysis service: Produces matches across a variety of data fields in milliseconds and portrays the data in graphic format.
    
5. DataCink fraud syndicate service: Identifies fraud syndicates operating throughout the country and distributes warning emails to all SAFPS members.

Management

The SAFPS is controlled by a Board of Directors voted in by our members. All Directors are non-executive, while the service is managed by an Executive Director.

To view the current SAFPS Board Members click here

Should you require further information on SAFPS, its products or services, or would like to discuss any fraud problems,  please contact:

Carol McLoughlin
SAFPS Executive Director
+27(0)11 867 2234 or 0860101248.