Johannesburg – Free State police are searching for a local soapie actress to assist them in a fraud investigation, police spokesperson Stephen Thakeng said on Tuesday.

Nomathemeba Mokeretla, who plays the role of a doctor in the soapie Muvhango, had been identified as a possible witness by the fraud victim, he said.

The victim lost R600 000 in September 2011.

“The complainant saw the… [actress] on the programme when it was televised during the end of July 2013 and the beginning of August 2013,” Thakeng said.

He could not give further details.

Thakeng asked anyone with information about the actress to contact the police.

– SAPA