The Daily Insider: When some believe the laws apply to others, not them.

Diary permitting, I usually enjoy taking calls from BizNews community members. So although it was impossible to give a young man called Jeremy more than a minute on Tuesday afternoon – there was another pre-arranged call scheduled – I asked him to call back in 10 minutes. He didn’t.

“Jeremy” called again yesterday morning, addressed me by my first name and started making small talk. He soon launched into a sales schpiel on behalf of his employer Austen Morris Associates which, he said, specialises in helping people like me take money offshore. Does he know me or BizNews I asked? Well, no.

“So where did you get my private phone number?” LinkedIn, he replied, quick as a flash suggesting it’s not the first time he’d been asked. “You’re lying. My number is not on LinkedIn. Secondly, have you ever heard of POPI? There’s now a law against what you’re doing. Are you aware of that?”

I asked “Jeremy” to get his boss (who was out) to call me. Either he didn’t or his boss decided not to. A subsequent Google search shows Austen Morris is an “international financial planning and wealth management company” based at AMA House in The Braes in Bryanston. Very white collar. Seems it’s not just hijackers and burglars who believe SA’s laws apply to others, not them.

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