Alleged fraudster arrested
He was arrested by the Nelspruit police on December 12 while meeting with two of his victims.
A 40-year-old man arrested for a number of fraud cases committed between 2017 and 2018 will appear in the Nelspruit Magistrate Court today.
In one of the incidents, the suspect allegedly pretended to be a sales agent and lured a victim to trade in two vehicles, a Ford Ranger and a Ford Eco Sport for a Toyota Fortuner. In another incident, the suspect sold one BOB CAT machine to three different people.
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He will appear in court on three charges of fraud.
“Police are still investigating other cases which include vehicle and insurance fraud and we envisage that more charges will be added,”said Capt Zandile Gqawa, spokesperson of Nelspruit police.
Brigadier Prince Ngobeni appreciated the arrest of this alleged fraudster and hopes for justice to be served in order to deter other future fraudsters. He requested the community to be vigilant when spending their hard-earned money and to do proper research before making any transactions.
