South AfricaNew Starlink scam in South Africa
Sources
- MyBroadband20 Jan 2025
More from South Africa
Read our guide: Starlink in South Africa: licence, price and reported problems
- Elon Musk’s Starlink Cuts Off South African Users Amid Licensing Delays
- Elon Musk turns off satellite Internet at home: 14,000 Starlink terminals may be blocked in South Africa
- Business Insider Africa: Starlink Satellite Internet Terminals Shut Down in South Africa
- Starlink discontinues service in South Africa due to licensing issues
- Before South Africa licenses Starlink, it should look at Ukraine
Scams & fraud elsewhere
- Starlink scam makes RS resident lose more than $7,000
PortugalScams & fraud4 Nov 2026 - Resident of Santo Ângelo loses more than $7,000 in a scam involving the installation of Starlink
BrazilScams & fraud3 Nov 2026 - Congress is investigating whether Starlink powered Myanmar's scam compounds
MyanmarScams & fraud29 Oct 2026 - Ukraine suffers a double blow, as Starlink's speed is limited to 161 km/h.
VietnamScams & fraud15 Oct 2026 - Estafa a nombre de Starlink | Le hicieron sacar un préstamo de $220.000 y se lo robaron
ArgentinaScams & fraud8 Oct 2026