Module: business environment and ethics1. Use the Kantian ethical theory to advise the fraudster on why he should never have used Zama and the company as a means to his own selfish end. R5 Million Transfer From A Good Samaritan On Facebook Lands a Lady in Police CustodyA police spokesperson revealed that a young lady simply identified as Zama, is currently in police custody after she wasinvolved in a fraud case of R5 million which was paid into her account by a "good Samaritan" from Facebook who laterrewarded her with R100,000. 'She went down on her knees as she was ushered into my office, weeping uncontrollably',she muttered, 'Officer, please, help me. I need your help. Yes, I acted stupidly, but I didn't do it. After comporting herself,she narrated the story regarding the R5, 000, 000 fraud case that I was investigating.Zama is 33, tall, elegant, a young graduate and an active netizen of social media. She belongs to many Facebookgroups. On a Sunday morning, the group admin asked members to post their bank account details, as someone maybetouched to credit them with some money. Different account details flowed ceaselessly on the group's platform and fewconfessed that their bank accounts were credited by some unknown philanthropists.Someone reached out to Zama's inbox and promised to send her some money the following day. The duo chatted forabout 15 minutes on Facebook, where he bragged about how money wasn't his problem but a good lady to spend it on.They ended up booking an appointment to see each other the following day since both of them stay in same city. Bothkept to the time of their appointment and in a few minutes, ordered for food in an exquisite restaurant where the meetingtook place. The guy re-emphasized how wealthy he is to Zama and promised to see her more often, when he returnsfrom his intended overseas trip.The guy was glued to his phone and ipad, pressing them interchangeably and smiling intermittently at no one in particular.As they were about to leave, he told Zama to expect an alert of R50, 000 from him and while he was paying the bills fortheir order, Zama received an alert of R5, 000, 000. She didn't notice until the guy asked her to check the alert she receivedbecause he mistakenly transferred R5 million instead of R50,000 as promised. Both headed to the bank in the guy's car.He upgraded Zama's gift to R100, 000 and asked her to withdraw the entire amount for him after taking care of the bankcharges.Zama dashed into the bank, while the guy sat comfortably in his car outside the bank premises. About 30 minutes later,Zama was back in the guy's car and handed over the cash to him, having collected her R100, 000. She was dropped offfew minutes after and she went home joyfully. She could not believe she scored R100, 000 for doing absolutely nothing.A week later Zama was at the ATM to withdraw some cash, but her card got trapped. She went into the bank to lodge acomplaint and possibly retrieve her card, but was handed over to the Police. Police investigations linked Zama's bankaccount to a sum of Five Million rand moved from a certain company's account that was hacked into by some fraudsters.Investigation is ongoing, until Zama produces the guy who allegedly transferred the money to her. His Facebook accountis no longer in existence and his phone number is inactive. Unless this guy is apprehended and he admits to making thetransfer to Zama, she will be contesting her innocence in the court of law, where she will be charged for fraud.

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Understanding Business

12th Edition

ISBN:9781259929434

Author:William Nickels

Publisher:William Nickels

Chapter1: Taking Risks And Making Profits Within The Dynamic Business Environment

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