By REGINALD KANYANE
Three foreign nationals aged 30, 34, and 43, were arrested for allegedly defrauding a woman R480 000. This comes after the suspects allegedly convinced a woman to make a loan and hand them over the money to them to pray for it to accumulate value.
The members of Upington Border Police followed up on a crime Intelligence tip-off about suspects in the process of defrauding a woman. ZF Mgcawu District police spokesperson, Sgt Omphile Masegela said they did a preliminary investigation, while trying to locate the victim to stop the transaction.
Masegela said on 18 July 2024, the victim was traced and confirmed that she made a loan of R600 000 and had already paid R480 000 in cash to the suspects the previous day.
“After searching for the suspects where they operate with no success, new information was received that they left Upington. They were apprehended on the N14 before reaching Olifantshoek with the assistance of ZFM High-Way Patrol.
“An amount of R345 000 was found in their possession. The police caution the public to avoid becoming victims by falling prey to such scams. The police will work tirelessly to clamp down fraudulent activities and scams in the ZF Mgcawu District,” she said.
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