Petty Crime South Africa

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In a podcasting world full of true crime, one will rise above the rest as the true hero of forgotten victims. Petty Crime SA tells the stories of ordinary South Africans who have fallen prey to the crimes that ruined at least 7 hours of their day. Phil de Lange, a self-appointed semi-amateur investigative savant, unpacks each victim's experience and tries to get to the bottom of these heinous acts of inconvenience.

1 ИЮЛ.

The size 22 shoe catch 22

While we try to keep feet related content down to a minimum, Phil finds himself dealing with another horrific crime involving the theft of shoes. The owner of said shoes is Sean, and he recounts the tale of how one Houdini brazenly spoke to him mere days after stealing from Sean's car.

15 мин.
10 ИЮН.

The scammer and the cursed Xbox

Online scams have increased by over 300% over the last 4 years in South Africa. In this episode of South Africa's most important true crime podcast Phil talks to Francis who was one of the many victims of being scammed by a fake SMS notification. But much like a scam, not everything is as it appears to be.

12 мин.
16 МАЯ

The curse of the Hannah Montana double CD

What happens when you are the most unlucky cellphone owner in South Africa? You call Phil to investigate. But in one of his most riveting cases yet, Phil finds himself at the end of an investigation that could mean trying to break a curse that started in a high school in Namibia. A curse that involves a Hannah Montana CD.

15 мин.
30 АПР.

The knicker knicker and the spark plug bandit

Sometimes criminals don't win. In this episode of South Africa's most important investigative podcast, we hear about a panty thief who created his own downfall and a smash and grab criminal who couldn't outrun a victim. Please note that in some cases identities have been changed to protect us from legal action.

14 мин.
17 АПР.

The parole papers and the turd in Makhanda

For the first time, we bring you an episode with a story so heinous that an actor needed to be hired to portray the role of the victim. Join Phil as he uncovers a world of parole paper wielding hackers and outlandish poop bandits.

11 мин.
1 АПР.

Three siblings, two phones, and one money laundering racket

In this episode Phil set out to find out about a dodgy family member of Sa'eed who had apparently stolen two cellphones from his siblings. During the investigation Phil happened to uncover what is probably the biggest online gaming money laundering racket of our time.

13 мин.
19 МАР.

Fashion police, poisonous gas, and wiper blade syndicates

It seems the South African car remains the hotspot for petty crime in South Africa. Today we meet a victim who experienced so much inconvenience that she needed help in uncovering syndicates involving the fashion police after blaming her husband for crimes that almost got committed.

13 мин.
26 ФЕВР.

Hate crimes and piracy deep dives

For the first time an apparent 'victim' reveals herself to be a possible criminal. We invite a previous guest back to the Petty Crime help desk as we dive further into the world of music theft and piracy. We also speak to the victim of a possible hate crime who reveals himself to be something of a sleuth himself.

13 мин.

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In a podcasting world full of true crime, one will rise above the rest as the true hero of forgotten victims. Petty Crime SA tells the stories of ordinary South Africans who have fallen prey to the crimes that ruined at least 7 hours of their day. Phil de Lange, a self-appointed semi-amateur investigative savant, unpacks each victim's experience and tries to get to the bottom of these heinous acts of inconvenience.