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Bold fraudster swindles same business twice

The conman requested a quotation from the business, and then claimed he had accidentally made a deposit.

A conman swindled a local gas supply company out of R44 700, by falsely claiming he had made two cash deposits into its business account.

A man, who identified himself only as Stanley, requested a quote from the company on June 28. Stanley called back later, claiming he had mistakenly deposited R84 900, and asked for the money to be deposited back into a specific account.

The business did as he requested, only to be told later that day the deposit had already been stopped by Stanley. The following day, Stanley called the business again, claiming he had accidentally deposited R64 900 into the business’s account.

Again, the money was returned to the requested account, and again the bank called to say Stanley had stopped his cheque. From this point on, Stanley was no longer available on his cellphone, and a charge of fraud has been opened.

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